Bit Patterns
What is a bit pattern?
- A bit pattern is a collection of binary numbers
- Everything in a computer has to be stored as a series of 1s and 0s
- The way the computer interprets the numbers determines the outcome
- Examples of this include
- Representing ASCII characters
- A hexadecimal value
- An image
Examples
| Binary Value | Process | Output |
| 01000001 | ASCII Character Set | A |
| 01000001 | Hexadecimal Conversion | 4 1 |
| 01000001 | B&W image using 1 bit per pixel | 8 pixels |
