A-Level Computer Science – Bits, Bytes & Character Encoding Explained (OCR / AQA) | S6:Ep2

This episode, explains fundamental concepts of data representation within computers. It begins by defining bits and bytes and illustrating how electrical circuits utilize on/off voltages to represent binary data. The text then clarifies the conventions for expressing large quantities of bytes, distinguishing between traditional and the newer IEC-standardized prefixes like kibibytes. Finally, it details character encoding systems, specifically ASCII for English text and Unicode for a broader range of global characters, highlighting how these systems translate human-readable characters into binary information.