American Standard Code for Information Interchange
7 bit code originated in 1960s to standardize data interchange between computers & teleprinters
|
ASCII |
SYMBOL |
|
32 |
space |
|
48 to 57 |
0 to 9 |
|
65 to 90 |
A to Z |
|
97 to 122 |
a to z |
Example:
Suppose a binary number 10010111100100 needs to be transferred to its respective ASCII code.
Step 1: Break the binary number into sets of 7 bits from right to left. (1001011 | 1100100)
Step 2: Transfer each set to their respective decimal. (75 | 100)
Step 3: Transfer each set to their respective ASCII. (K | d)
So, 10010111100100 = Kd