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The document explains digital representation in computers, focusing on how information is stored in binary format using bits, which can represent two values: 0 or 1. It describes the conversion of decimal numbers to binary and introduces the concept of bytes as the smallest unit of digital storage, with larger units like kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes, and terabytes. Additionally, it provides examples of character representation using ASCII and calculations for data storage capacity.

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Carry-out-mensuration-and-calculation

The document explains digital representation in computers, focusing on how information is stored in binary format using bits, which can represent two values: 0 or 1. It describes the conversion of decimal numbers to binary and introduces the concept of bytes as the smallest unit of digital storage, with larger units like kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes, and terabytes. Additionally, it provides examples of character representation using ASCII and calculations for data storage capacity.

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Carry out

mensuration
and calculation
DIGITAL REPRESENTATION
Within a computer, information is
represented and stored in a digital
binary format. The term bit is an
abbreviation of binary digit and
represents the smallest piece of
data. Humans interpret words and
pictures; computers interpret only
patterns of bits.
DIGITAL REPRESENTATION
A bit can have only two
possible values, a one
digit (1) or a zero digit
(0). A bit can be used to
represent the state of
something that has two
DIGITAL REPRESENTATION
Computers use binary codes to
represent and interpret letters,
numbers and special characters
with bits. A commonly used code
is the American Standard Code
for Information. Interchange
(ASCII). With ASCII, each
character is represented by a
example
Capital letter: A =
01000001
Number: 9 = 00001001
Special character: # =
00100011
CONVERT
DECIMAL
NUMBERS
TO BINARY
conversion
To convert a decimal number to
binary, all you have to do is
divide the number by 2. Get
the quotient and the remainder.
Bring down the quotient, divide
it by 2, and get the quotient
and remainder again. Do it
repeatedly until the quotient
results to 0. Copy the
remainder from bottom to top,
For example: 25
checking
CALCULATIN
G DATA
STORAGE
• bit is the smallest
representation of data,
the most basic unit of
digital storage is the
byte. A byte is 8 bits and
is the smallest unit of
measure (UOM) used to
represent data storage
•When referring to
storage space, we use
the terms bytes (B),
kilobytes (KB),
megabytes (MB),
gigabytes (GB), and
terabytes (TB).
• One kilobyte is a little more
than one thousand bytes,
specifically 1,024. A
megabyte represents more
than a million bytes or
1,048,576. A gigabyte is
1,073,741,824 bytes. A
terabyte is
1,099,511,627,776. The
• Once we know the size
of a file or folder, it is
possible to determine
the number of bytes
being used. For
example: A file is 20 KB
in size 1 KB = 1,024
Bytes 20 * 1,024 =
• If a 20 KB file is stored
in a 1 MB folder (1 MB
= 1,048,576 bytes of
space); then
approximately a total of
51 files can be stored in
that folder (1,048,576 /
THANK
YOU

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