This is designed to teach how characters are represented using binary in computers, and character sets: ASCII, Extended ASCII and Unicode. It has been specially created for the OCR GCSE Computer Science (J277) course, meaning there is no irrelevant content from other exam boards. This resource consists of a PowerPoint presentation, a worksheet with answers, custom exam-styled questions with a mark scheme, and a full lesson plan. See the video and the preview image to see what is included!
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Duration: 1 Lesson
This resource is designed to cover:
- How characters are represented using binary codes.
- Character sets: ASCII, Extended ASCII, Unicode.
- Character limit due to how many bits are used to represent a character.
- Logical order of characters in character sets.
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Other complete lessons in Unit 1.2:
- RAM, ROM, and Virtual Memory (Primary Storage)
- Units of Storage
- Secondary Storage
- Binary Crash Course
- Representing Images
- Representing Sound
- Representing Characters (Current)
- Compression
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Complete Lessons for Unit 1.2 - OCR GCSE Computer Science J277
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