CS Unplugged: Modems Unplugged
Use the Sound Representation activity to explore how binary digits are converted to sound, and decoded at the other end, using a modem. Support your teaching and learning with video clips, sound files and other related resources.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 5-6, 7-8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Digital systems, Data representation |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI6K03
Explain how digital systems represent all data using numbers
AC9TDI6K04
Explore how data can be represented by off and on states (zeros and ones in binary)
AC9TDI8K03
Investigate how digital systems represent text, image and audio data using integers
AC9TDI8K04
Explain how and why digital systems represent integers in binary |
| Keywords | Communication, Recollection, Modems, Binary number system, Decoding |
| Organisation | University of Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Copyright | Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
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