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title: Representation Matters
units: [Data and Society, Representing Information]
summary: Computers use information to solve problems.
weight: 90
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## Today's Objectives
- Choose the best way to represent some information based on how it will be used.
- Provide examples of how representing data in different ways can affect its ability to solve different problems.

## Lesson Overview
### How do computers use information to solve problems?
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Soon, you will learn how computers use binary numbers to represent information and solve problems.

But first, you need to learn about the concept of information; read the lesson overview from [this lesson](/courses/computer-science-principles/representing-information/) to get started.

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## Assignment
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