Quote Originally Posted by DaringDan View Post
numbers in code are stored as a data type called INTEGER.
Well, they could be floats/decimal numbers.

Now, this was assuming a number was being used. Why is there doubt?
They use a number. The ASCII is just a lodestone thing. Problem solved.

The reason it’s in bits will be explained in the next section.
Yes, bit tables are sometimes used for things like this. What makes you believe they aren't doing it as efficiently as they can?