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So, Grumpy's message is decoded as:
              Factopedia                           8   H      5   E     12   L     12   L    15   O        8 5 12 12 15


                                                                                                            HELLO


                                                 Hence, the secret message after decoding is "Hello".





                                                                                Tech Fact
                   Symbols can also be             The process of decoding a coded message is also known
                     used to represent             as deciphering.
                        information.





                                                          Let’s CatCh uP

                                                    Using  the same symbols  Grumpy used, decode the
                                                    following:

                                                    a.  3  15  13  16  21  20  5  18        __________________

                                                    b.  4  1  20  1                         __________________
                     Greek academic                 c.  9  14  6  15  18  13  1  20  9  15  14   __________________
                      Anaximander is
                     believed to have
                      created the first
                     world map in 6th
                        century BC.                                 Ants build efficient networks for
                                                                   finding food and communicating,
                                                                     similarly data processing in a
                                                                    network is designed to improve
                                                                               efficiency.







                                                            Let’s BaCk-uP

                                                        Data refers to the raw input and processed data is known
                                                      as information.

                                                        Information can be represented in the form of tables,
                                                      pictures, maps, pictograms, etc.
                                                        Decoding is the process of converting a coded message
                                                      into understandable language.



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