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Explain how a monitor can display the letters that you type on a keyboard. (Hint: Three Basic Computer Functions) *

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When you press a key, it is converted into an ASCII binary code and stored in a memory unit. Then it is converted back to the original letter from the ASCII binary code for display on the monitor.

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