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GCSE Computer Science · key term
An ordered sequence of bits used to represent data or a program instruction.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Paper 2
An ordered sequence of bits that can represent data or instructions.
Revise: Binary RepresentationFor example, the sequence off, on, off, off can represent the bit pattern
0100.
A sequence of binary digits used to represent data, such as the colours of successive pixels.
A bit pattern does not have one fixed meaning: identify the representation being used before interpreting it.
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Specification 2.1.1 · Paper 1
Revise: Binary Representation and StatesA bit pattern is an ordered sequence of bits, such as
01000001. The bits alone do not tell you what they mean: the computer must interpret them in the appropriate context.
