Data types

Question 1

11010010 could represent a number, character, pixel within a graphic etc.

Answer 1

Binary is needed to communicate with computer

Question 2

Software

Answer 2

set of instructions that describes how to make sense and process these bits.

Question 3

ASCII Can only represent:

Answer 3

• Alphabetic characters
• Numerals
• Other keyboard characters (e.g. space, dollar, plus signs, punctuation etc.)
• Special characters (e.g. pressing shift, enter, backspace etc. —> non print characters)