Data Representation
Data Representation
1 Oilver Hassan 19
2 Quintence Misila 25
3 Felo Kitenge 7
4 Oholiba Kiben 18
5 Prase Peter 13
6 Falcon Kabuu 23
7 Felincet Wanjik 11
8 Paulo Jening 3
9 Joseph Kiman 9
10 Alicia Fefoge 15
11 Crystal Palin 23
12 Morris Ogutuk 2
DATA VERSUS INFORMATION
on 1 1 1 1 1
off 0 0 0 0 0
Data Representation
What is the binary system?
A number system that has just two unique digits, 0 and 1
• A single digit is called a bit (binary digit)
• A bit is the smallest unit of data the computer can represent
• By itself a bit is not very informative
The two digits represent the two off and on states
Binary Electronic Electronic
Digit (bit) Charge State
Data Representation
What is a byte?
Eight bits are grouped together to form a byte
0s and 1s in each byte are used to represent
individual characters such as letters of the
alphabet, numbers, and punctuation
8-bit byte for the number 3