What are the raw facts in a computer called?

Answer 1

Computers work with something called binary code. Binary code can be a series of 1's and 0's, with 1 meaning on and 0 meaning off. It's basically processing "keep this on, turn this off, turn this on, etc.."

Answer 2

The term "raw facts" is likely referring to the contents in the memory of a computer.

Typically the "raw facts" would probably refer to "bits", "bytes" or "words" in a computer.

Memory, in it's most basic form, is essentially the storage of "bits" of information . . . a "bit" can store a "zero" or a "one" (also conceptualized as "off" or "on"). These "bits" are organized into groups of four called "bytes". Essentially the group of "bits" stored in a "byte" will store a "number" in the system. Those "numbers" are base 16 or "hexadecimal", which means instead of 0 through 9 they are 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B,C,D,E,F . . .

For example . . . the "byte" 0 would be a collection of all four "bits" set to zero or off . . . the "byte" F would be a collection of all four "bits" set to one or on . . . and the other values 1 through E would account or all the other possible combinations of "bits".

0 = 0000

1 = 0001

2 = 0010

3 = 0011

...etc...

C = 1100

D = 1101

E = 1110

F = 1111

Finally, the "bytes" are organized into groups of two to form a "word". A word is a unit of information which can essentially be translated into a letter, number, punctuation mark, or other special character. This translation can take on a number of forms. One popular form is ASCII. Search for the term "ASCII" on the internet and you can find a whole bunch of information on the subject. Just a few examples are:

Word => 2 Bytes ==> 8 Bits

A ==> 41 ==> 0100 0001

a ==> 61 ==> 0110 0001

Although there may be many ways to interpret what "raw facts" in a computer are, most likely they would be "bits", "bytes" or "words".

Answer 3

The word raw means that the facts collected have not been processed yet.

The data is collected before it gets cleaned, or more data is added to it is called raw data.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

"data".