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Question 1

An early text-processing system stores textual data using the 7-bit ASCII standard.

Describe the 7-bit ASCII character encoding standard, explaining how characters are represented and the maximum number of unique characters that can be defined.

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Data representation Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Computer Science
  3. /Data representation

40 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Computer Science Data representation, covering Encoding characters with 7-bit ASCII, Representing bitmap images in binary, Representing analogue sound in binary, and Limitations of binary representation. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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