Data Representation

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Total cards: 13•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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Front (Question)

integers are

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whole numbers

Front (Question)

computers can only work with

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binary values (1s and 0s)

Front (Question)

real numbers are numbers with

Back (Answer)

a decimal point

Front (Question)

How does a computer store a real number

Back (Answer)

mantissa and exponent

Front (Question)

what is ASCII

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the internationally agreed code used to represent characters

Front (Question)

Extended ASCII uses

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8 bits

Front (Question)

Extended ASCII can

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represent 256 characters

Front (Question)

how are vector graphics represented

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shapes and attributes

Front (Question)

common vector shapes

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rectangle ellipse line polygon

#10

Front (Question)

common vector attributes

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co-ordinates fill colour line colour

#11

Front (Question)

A bit mapped graphic is stored as

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an array of pixels Each pixel’s colour is stored as a binary value

#12

Front (Question)

The resolution of a bitmapped graphic is

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its total number of pixels

#13

Front (Question)

The bit depth of the image is

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the number of bits used to store each colour