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From text to binary

From text to binary

Flow from typed text H and i to character codes 72 and 105 and then to binary bytes 01001000 and 01101001 Computers store everything as binary, so text also has to become 0s and 1s. A bit is one binary digit, and a byte is 8 bits.

Character encoding Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /Computer Science
  3. /Character encoding

Step-by-step lessons on AQA GCSE Computer Science Character encoding. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build strong foundations in binary, logic and core programming constructs before moving on to the more complex algorithm design and evaluation questions.

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