How Computers See Pictures and Text
Students learn that digital images are made of tiny coloured squares (pixels) and text is represented by codes, allowing computers to store and display them.
Key Questions
- Analyze how a simple image can be broken down into individual coloured pixels.
- Explain how a computer can store and show a letter like 'A' using a code.
- Design a simple pixel art image and describe how a computer might store its colours.
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