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Define "bitstream" #748
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Thank you for this suggestion @sbreitbart. I agree, that it could use a better explanation. This is the text in question:
https://datacarpentry.org/R-ecology-lesson/01-intro-to-r.html#Challenge9 (right before the challenge) |
Would this work as a definition: a bitstream is a binary sequence (1's and 0's) of digital data consisting of a string of bits? |
I think that's a great starting place- I'd suggest something that slowly introduces new information like, "a bitstream is a sequence of 1's and 0's (or, bits) and which is recognized as a form of digital data". |
Hi! I'd like to tackle this. Drawing on the Library of Congress digital collections glossary (link), what about moving in this direction?
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Hmm, I'm wondering whether a rather advanced concept like this should really be explained in the lesson, esecially since it is of no use in the rest of the lesson. Could we just link to a definition like the one from the Library of Congress? |
I like this idea! |
Thanks everyone for contributing to this discussion. The lesson underwent a major update and reorganisation when #887 was merged. As this issue relates to content in a version of the lesson before that update took place, I will close it. Please open a new issue if you believe that some or all of the changes being discussed here remain relevant to the redesigned lesson, linking to this thread where appropriate. |
Under the "Vectors and Data Types" challenge, the word "bitstream" is used. It'd be helpful if a short definition was included in parentheses next to it. I've never come across this word after years of learning R so I'd expect novices would be confused too.
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