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ASCII is a 7-bit code representing 128 characters, primarily for English. In contrast, Unicode supports millions of characters across various languages and emojis using different formats. Number systems, including binary and hexadecimal, are essential for data storage, processing, and representation in computing.

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Revision Notes Computer Science

ASCII is a 7-bit code representing 128 characters, primarily for English. In contrast, Unicode supports millions of characters across various languages and emojis using different formats. Number systems, including binary and hexadecimal, are essential for data storage, processing, and representation in computing.

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Q2: What is ASCII?

ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange. It is a 7-bit code used to
represent characters. Each character has a number from 0–127. It includes letters, numbers, and
symbols.

Q6: Difference between ASCII and Unicode

ASCII uses 7 bits and represents 128 characters. It supports only English. Unicode uses formats
like UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32 and supports millions of characters including all languages and emojis.

Q2: Why number systems are essential?

Number systems are used to store and process data, perform calculations, and represent text,
images, and memory locations.

Q6: Binary number system

Binary uses two digits: 0 and 1. Its base is 2. Each digit is called a bit and it is used in computers.

Q7: Why computers use binary?

Computers use binary because electronic circuits have two states: ON (1) and OFF (0). It is simple
and efficient for processing.

Q8: Hexadecimal system

Hexadecimal uses 16 digits: 0–9 and A–F. Its base is 16. A–F represent values from 10–15.

Q9: Hexadecimal to Decimal

Multiply each digit by powers of 16 and add all values to get the decimal number.

Q12: Decimal to Binary

Divide the number by 2, note remainders, repeat until quotient is 0, then write remainders in
reverse.

Q13: Hexadecimal to Binary

Convert each hexadecimal digit into 4-bit binary and combine all values.

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