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Binary numbers can also represent text characters through the American Standard Code for
                  Information Interchange (ASCII). For example, the binary code for the ASCII uppercase letter 'A'
                  is 1000001.


                       PURE        ASCII is made up of 128 symbols in the character set. These symbols consist of letters (both
                       FACT        uppercase and lowercase), numbers, punctuation marks, special characters and control

                                   characters.


                                           1.   What is the fundamental form of programming data that computers use for
                          uiz    Bee          processing and storage?

                                              a. Analog data                      b. Binary code
                                           2.   Which side of the human brain is associated with creativity, imagination, and
                                              emotion?

                                              a. Right brain                       b. Left brain
                                           3.   What do we call situations in a program where we need to make decisions based
                                              on logic?
                                              a. Instructions                    b. Conditions






                            CONDITIONS IN A PROGRAM


                  While writing a program, we need to make certain decisions based on the logic of the program.
                  Such situations are called conditions. Conditional statements are used in a program to instruct
                  the computer to make a decision. The result of a condition will always be either True or False.


                  IF-THEN-ELSE                                             Monarch butterflies migrate thousands
                  The program executes  the  statements  written            of miles by using environmental cues

                  inside the IF block when the condition is True. If the     and internal compasses, similar to
                  condition  is  False, the  statements  written  inside     navigation algorithms that use data
                  the else block will be executed. A block refers to a        and maps to find optimal routes.
                  section of code that is grouped together.

                  Look at these examples:
                    Example 1:                                              Example 2:

                   READ Subject                                             READ marks

                   IF Subject = "Maths" THEN                                IF marks > 50 THEN
                        PRINT "Take out Maths book & notebook"                  PRINT "Pass"
                   ELSE                                                     ELSE
                        PRINT "Check timetable"                                 PRINT "Fail"



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