Computer Science 1032A/B Midterm: Compsci 1032 Midterm Notes

• School: Western University
• Department: Computer Science
• Course: Computer Science 1032A/B
• Professor: Louis D Magguilli

Document Summary

Protocols and the internet: information > allows you to make decisions- more information = more informed decisions. Which is smarter, computer or toaster? computer > is a box with wires. > a computer is nothing without its software (gives appearance of being smart). Only electronic impulses (the absence or presence of a charge) It knows if a charge is on" and off" on = 1 off = 0. > a single charge is a bit- either a 0 or a 1. 8 bits = 1 byte i. e. 101001101 = b. Every letter on the keyboard has different combinations of bits to get the byte that equals the. This is how humans communicate with computers. Using the internet and the world wide web. How do you transmit those ones and zeros to other computers? internet > sends web pages that are created using html web browser > interprets and displays web pages (recognizes html code). i. e. safari, ie, firefox.