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How can computers store pictuers when they only use numbers?

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  • Images are stored in the form of a matrix of numbers in a computer where these numbers are known as "pixel values".
  • 0 represents black and 255 represents white.
  • The computer records a number to represent the colour of each square.
  • It works a bit like a digital colour by numbers! The more squares in the grid, the better the images will look, as more pixels are used to represent the image.

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