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Codes: drum, light, digital 1s/0s — Homework
Use what you learned about codes and information to answer.
- 1.Why does a drumbeat or flash pattern need an agreed-upon code before it can carry a real message?
- 2.What does "digital" mean when talking about 1s and 0s?
- 3.True or false: the same drumbeat pattern could mean different things under two different codes.
- 4.Invent a simple two-symbol code for the words "come here" and "wait." Describe your code.
- 5.Why do computers and phones use patterns of two states instead of something more complicated?
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