This document outlines the key topics covered in Chapter 1 of a course on digital systems and computer design fundamentals. It includes:
- An introduction to digital systems and information representation.
- Details on number systems like binary, octal, and hexadecimal, along with arithmetic operations and base conversion between these systems.
- Overviews of topics like binary coded decimal, Gray codes, alphanumeric codes, and parity bits.
- Explanations of binary addition, subtraction, multiplication, and the conversion between decimal and binary numbers.
- Information on the course instructor, textbook, grading policy, exam dates, and course content which includes topics on combinational logic circuits, sequential circuits, and computer architecture.