How would a computer process a phrase such as “hello world”? (1 point) Responses as a sequence of rational numbers as a sequence of rational numbers as a string of 1’s and 0’s as a string of 1’s and 0’s as ASCII text as ASCII text as a series of 16-bit characters

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A computer processes the phrase “hello world” primarily as a string of 1's and 0's. This is because all data in a computer is ultimately represented in binary form.

Here's a breakdown of the process:

  1. Text Representation: The phrase "hello world" is first represented as characters.
  2. Character Encoding: Each character is encoded using a character encoding system such as ASCII or UTF-8.
    • For instance, in ASCII, the character 'h' is represented by the decimal value 104, which can be expressed in binary as 01101000.
  3. Binary Representation: Each character is converted to its corresponding binary representation (string of 1's and 0's).
  4. Transmission and Storage: The resulting binary strings can be stored or transmitted as a sequence of bits (1's and 0's).

So the most accurate answer from your options would be "as a string of 1’s and 0’s."