Data Representation Flashcards
1
Q
What is data made up of ?
A
raw facts and figures
2
Q
ASCII
A
American Standard code for information interchange
- 7-bit code
- allows 128 different characters
- only used for the English language
3
Q
Unicode
A
uses between 8 and 32 bits per character
-can represent characters from languages from all around the world.
As it is larger than ASCII, it might take up more storage space when saving documents.
4
Q
Integer
A
Whole numbers, Positive or negative
5
Q
Real
A
Numbers, including fractions or decimal points
6
Q
Boolean
A
True or False
7
Q
Character
A
Letter,digit,space,punctuation or various or symbols
8
Q
String
A
A sequence of characters
