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Data representation is the method by which data is processed, stored, and transmitted in computers, primarily using binary numbers (0s and 1s). Each binary unit is called a bit, and groups of bits form bytes, with larger units like kilobytes, megabytes, and gigabytes used to measure data storage capacity. This binary system allows for the representation of various types of data, including numbers, characters, and multimedia.

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Data_Representation

Data representation is the method by which data is processed, stored, and transmitted in computers, primarily using binary numbers (0s and 1s). Each binary unit is called a bit, and groups of bits form bytes, with larger units like kilobytes, megabytes, and gigabytes used to measure data storage capacity. This binary system allows for the representation of various types of data, including numbers, characters, and multimedia.

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Data Representation

Data representation refers to the way in which data is processed, stored and transmitted.
Computers store data in a digital form, using binary numbers. Binary numbers are numbers in
the base 2 numeral system, which uses only two symbols, the digits 0 and 1. All data in the
computer can be represented using combinations of 0s and 1s, including numbers, characters
and even more complex types of data and information such as graphics, video and audio.

In computers each unit of binary is referred to as a “bit” (binary digit) and these bits are
stored or processed using different physical properties such as electricity or magnetism. For
example a certain voltage value may represent a zero while another represents a one. Using
this foundation, many more complex systems can be built which are able to process numbers,
characters and more complex data, allowing the computer to perform very complex tasks such
as displaying the graphics of a video game.

A group of 8 bits is referred to as a byte. Different combinations of bits are used to


represent different items of data. For example the combination 00000011 represents the
number 3.

● A kilobyte is 1024 bytes


● A megabyte is 1024 kilobytes or approximately 1 million bytes
● A gigabyte is 1024 megabytes or approximately 1 billion bytes

These units of measurement are commonly used to show the capacity of data storage or
the size of files in a computer system.

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