If bits are just a signal that switches from being on to being off, how does a computer know to interpret how many bits are being represented by each switch? Like, for example, how does a computer know a message is 0100011001 instead of just 010101. Also, if a message starts with a 0, how does a computer know to include in the message? Also, how does a computer know when one message ends and another begins?
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Computers have a FAT – the file allocation table that is a list big list of where all the bits for each software and message are.
This tells you where a programme starts a programme finishes. The computer goes to that bit of the drive, executes the code and then comes back to the FAT to carry out the next instruction.
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