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An algorithm is a set of step-by-step instructions in a sequential manner to solve a problem. A flowchart
            is a pictorial representation of an algorithm. A flowchart uses special symbols to represent each step.
            An algorithm and a flowchart are the base to write a program. Let us learn more about algorithmic
            intelligence and making programs.

            Information Processing

            We know that information is the processed data. The raw data is collected, filtered, sorted, processed,
            analyzed,  stored,  and  then  presented  in  a  readable  format,  called  information.  Information
            processing involves acquiring,  storing,  analyzing,  retrieving  and  displaying  of information.  Our
            brain acquires, processes, and stores information. Processing of information is very important to
            write an algorithm.

                             Left Brain                                           Right Brain


            Right side of body control                                             Left side of body control
            - Number skills                                                        - 3D shapes
            - Math/Scientific skills                                               - Music/Art awareness
            - Written language                                                     - Intuition
            - Spoken language                                                      - Creativity
            - Objectivity                                                          - Imagination
            - Analytical                                                           - Subjectivity
            - Logic                                                                - Synthesizing
            - Reasoning                                                            - Emotion
                                                                                   - Face recognition


            Binary Representation of Information

            Binary  code  is  the  fundamental  form  of  the  programming  data  that  is  directly  interpreted  by  a
            computer.
            Computers store and process data and information using binary code in the form of digital 1s and 0s
            inside the (CPU) and RAM. These digital numbers are electrical signals that are either ON (1) or OFF
            (0). For example, 5 is stored as 00000101.
            Binary numbers can be translated into text characters using American Standard Code for Information
            Interchange (ASCII) codes to store information in the computer’s RAM or CPU. For example, the

            binary code for ASCII uppercase A is 1000001.




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









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