ASCII

ASCII is a standard binary code for alphanumeric numbers. It uses seven bits¹ to encode 128 characters.

Below is a table for ASCII conversions.^{2 3}

Footnotes

1. Since computers store in bytes, the most significant bit is usually a 0. ↩

2. From Logic and Computer Design Fundamentals, by Mano and Kime. ↩

3. From Problem Solving with C++, by Walter Savitch. ↩