Computer language

• Within a computer, information is represented and stored in a digital binary format
• The term bit is an abbreviation of binary digit and represents the smallest piece of data.
• A bit can have only two possible values, a one digit (1) or a zero digit
• Computers use binary codes to represent and interpret letters, numbers and special characters with bits
• A commonly used code is the American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII). With ASCII, each character is represented by a string of bits.
• Each group of eight bits, such as the representations of letters and numbers, is known as a byte.
• Codes can be used to represent almost any type of information digitally computer data, graphics, photos, voice, video, and music.