Computer Science GCSE
Character encoding
What Character encoding means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Character encoding
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Computers store characters as binary codes so that text can be processed, compared and transmitted consistently.
Topics that use Character encoding
- Data representation (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Bit depth
- Coarser resolution
- Colour depth
- File size calculation
- Fixed-length codes
- Overflow
- Resolution
- Sample rate
Using Character encoding in the exam
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