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Computer Codes Representation of Data in Binary

Computer codes represent data internally using binary coding schemes where each symbol is represented by a group of bits called a byte containing 8 bits. Binary uses only two digits, 0 and 1, to represent all data as computers use binary numbers internally and have switches that can only be in two states, ON or OFF. Common coding schemes like ASCII assign a unique binary number to each letter, number or character allowing digital representation of text, images and other media on computers.

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Computer Codes Representation of Data in Binary

Computer codes represent data internally using binary coding schemes where each symbol is represented by a group of bits called a byte containing 8 bits. Binary uses only two digits, 0 and 1, to represent all data as computers use binary numbers internally and have switches that can only be in two states, ON or OFF. Common coding schemes like ASCII assign a unique binary number to each letter, number or character allowing digital representation of text, images and other media on computers.

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Computer Codes

Representation of Data in Binary


Representing Data
all of the wonderful multi-media that we see on modern
computers is all constructed from simple ON/OFF switches
- millions of them - but really nothing much more
complicated than a switch.

Representation of Data in
Binary
Computer codes are used for internal representation of
data in computers
As computers use binary numbers for internal data
representation, computer codes use binary coding
schemes.
In binary coding, every symbol that appears in the data is
represented by a group of bits.
The group of bits used to represent a symbol is called a
byte. (1 byte contains 8bits)

Representation of Data in
Binary
Binary and Switches
- Binary is a mathematical number system: a way of
counting.
- The computer has switches to represent data and switches
have only two states: ON and OFF. Binary has two digits
to do the counting: 0 and 1

Representation of Data in
Binary
Representation of Data in
Binary
Using ASCII,
Binary equivalent of letter a 01100001
Binary equivalent of Caius - 01000011 01100001
01101001 01110101 01110011

Representation of Data in
Binary
Bits and Bytes
One binary digit (0 or 1) is referred to as a bit, which is
short for binary digit.

0 1 bit
1 1 bit
0110 4 bits
01101011 8 bits

Representation of Data in
Binary
Representing Data In Bytes
- A single byte can represent many different kinds of data.
What data it actually represents depends on how the
computer uses the byte.

For instance, the byte:


01000011
It can represent the integer 67, the character 'C', the 67th decibel
level for a part of a sound, the 67th level of darkness for a dot in
a picture.

Representation of Data in
Binary

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