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Binary & Data Representation

Binary & Data Representation

Every lesson in order, step by step. No difficulty tiers. Just follow the arrows.

15 lessons, about 26 min of reading

1

What a bit is →

Step 1 · Basic

2

Counting in binary →

Step 2 · Basic

3

Bytes and the sizes they measure →

Step 3 · Basic

4

Hexadecimal →

Step 4 · Basic

5

Text stored as numbers →

Step 5 · Basic

6

Negative numbers in bits →

Step 6 · Basic

7

The limit of a fixed width →

Step 7 · Basic

8

How a decimal is stored →

Step 8 · Advanced

9

Encodings and why they differ →

Step 9 · Advanced

10

Step 10 · Advanced

11

Packing values into bytes →

Step 11 · Advanced

12

Reading a file as bytes →

Step 12 · Advanced

13

A string from end to end →

Step 13 · Master

14

Checksums and hashes →

Step 14 · Master

15

The bit layout of a real format →

Step 15 · Master