GCSE Computer Science: Character Sets
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Character Sets
A character or symbol that is present on the keyboard has a specific character code that consists of numbers. A code is generated for each character or symbol while typing on a keyboard. This code is then converted to its character or symbol for displaying and printing purposes.
This GCSE Computer Science module introduces character sets to your students, explaining:
- What is ASCII & Extended ASCII
- What is Unicode
More Data Representation Modules
Character Sets is one lesson in our Data Representation module. The other data representation lessons can be found below:




