name:Nyame Kingsford Kwabena

Date : 22/02/2025
Course computer efficiency
Level: 100
Student Number: 052440100145
Program: Accounting with Informatics
Assignment
Question:
1. What is ASCII
2. How ASCII Operates
ASCII code is the first major computer coding system. Computer codes
represent different characters and text, allowing computers to exchange information
and data seamlessly across devices. It also bridges the communication gap between
technology and humans so we can understand and speak with one another.

Many consider ASCII code to be the universal language of all computer systems. Its
adoption as the first standard encoding system ensured that data could be exchanged
seamlessly across different devices.
What is ASCII?

ASCII originated in the early 1960s with telegraph and Morse codes. It quickly
became the first major character encoding standard for interchanging information
and the universal language of sharing data across technology. The standardization
allowed two different computer systems to understand one another since they adhered
to the same code.

So, what is ASCII code, exactly? ASCII code is how a computer interprets and
displays letters, numbers, and symbols. Computers cannot understand human
languages, like English or Spanish, but can comprehend numbers, like 0 and 1. Since
data is stored as a number in a computer, ASCII assigns human text and symbols a
numerical value so computers can understand human commands.

ASCII code assigns a unique numerical value to different characters, using seven
bits to represent 128 characters. A bit, short for binary digit, is the smallest
unit of data in a computer.

Since text is represented as numbers, computers can easily store, search, and
manipulate data. So, if you convert a PDF document, the text is stored as ASCII
codes. Knowing ASCII code is handy in case you need to troubleshoot with text
encoding while converting a PDF to text.

As technology advanced, so did the development of additional characters and diverse

languages and alphabets. Even though ASCII laid the foundation for a standard
communication system, more diverse encodings became necessary. So, the Unicode
standard was developed to represent a wider range of characters. However, ASCII
code is still widely used and referenced in data communication.

Most modern computer systems consider Unicode the universal standard, even though
it still contains the original ASCII encodings. The first 128 characters of Unicode
are the same as those of ASCII text. Since ASCII is the blueprint, developers can
still work with older technologies that rely on the code.

ASCII provides foundational knowledge of how text is represented in digital

systems, optimizing technology across diverse operating systems.
How does ASCII work?

Since computers communicate with numbers, ASCII code was developed to break the
language barrier between humans and computers. ASCII code consists of 128 numerical
values representing 128 symbols, letters, and formatting commands.
Essentially, ASCII code covers the following:

Uppercase and lowercase letters A through Z

Numbers 0 through 9
Basic punctuation like periods, question marks, and exclamation marks
Basic formatting like line feed, tab, and carriage return (enter)
Here are some common basic values found on the ASCII table chart:

An exclamation mark is number 33.

A period is number 46.
The question mark is number 63.
The number 1 is represented by code 49.
Remember, different values represent upper and lowercase letters. For instance,
lowercase a is the number 97, while uppercase A is the number 65. Lowercase b is
98, uppercase B is 66, lowercase c is 99, and uppercase C is 67.

If you’d like to communicate “hi” in ASCII code, you would type 104 105. Lowercase
h is represented by the ASCII code 104, and lowercase i is represented by the
number 105.

At first, learning all of the ASCII code characters may seem overwhelming. However,
with a finite 128 characters, it’s a basic computer code for beginner programmers.
NAME: NYAME KINGSFORD KWABENA
DATE: 22 /02 /2025
COURSE:COMPUTER EFFICIENCY
LEVEL: 100
ASSIGNMENTS
ASCII code is the first major computer coding system. Computer codes represent
different characters and text, allowing computers to exchange information and data
seamlessly across devices. It also bridges the communication gap between technology
and humans so we can understand and speak with one another.

Many consider ASCII code to be the universal language of all computer systems. Its
adoption as the first standard encoding system ensured that data could be exchanged
seamlessly across different devices.
What is ASCII?

ASCII originated in the early 1960s with telegraph and Morse codes. It quickly
became the first major character encoding standard for interchanging information
and the universal language of sharing data across technology. The standardization
allowed two different computer systems to understand one another since they adhered
to the same code.

So, what is ASCII code, exactly? ASCII code is how a computer interprets and
displays letters, numbers, and symbols. Computers cannot understand human
languages, like English or Spanish, but can comprehend numbers, like 0 and 1. Since
data is stored as a number in a computer, ASCII assigns human text and symbols a
numerical value so computers can understand human commands.

ASCII code assigns a unique numerical value to different characters, using seven
bits to represent 128 characters. A bit, short for binary digit, is the smallest
unit of data in a computer.

Since text is represented as numbers, computers can easily store, search, and
manipulate data. So, if you convert a PDF document, the text is stored as ASCII
codes. Knowing ASCII code is handy in case you need to troubleshoot with text
encoding while converting a PDF to text.
As technology advanced, so did the development of additional characters and diverse
languages and alphabets. Even though ASCII laid the foundation for a standard
communication system, more diverse encodings became necessary. So, the Unicode
standard was developed to represent a wider range of characters. However, ASCII
code is still widely used and referenced in data communication.

Most modern computer systems consider Unicode the universal standard, even though
it still contains the original ASCII encodings. The first 128 characters of Unicode
are the same as those of ASCII text. Since ASCII is the blueprint, developers can
still work with older technologies that rely on the code.

ASCII provides foundational knowledge of how text is represented in digital

systems, optimizing technology across diverse operating systems.
How does ASCII work?

Since computers communicate with numbers, ASCII code was developed to break the
language barrier between humans and computers. ASCII code consists of 128 numerical
values representing 128 symbols, letters, and formatting commands.

Essentially, ASCII code covers the following:

Uppercase and lowercase letters A through Z

Numbers 0 through 9
Basic punctuation like periods, question marks, and exclamation marks
Basic formatting like line feed, tab, and carriage return (enter)
Here are some common basic values found on the ASCII table chart:

An exclamation mark is number 33.

A period is number 46.
The question mark is number 63.
The number 1 is represented by code 49.
Remember, different values represent upper and lowercase letters. For instance,
lowercase a is the number 97, while uppercase A is the number 65. Lowercase b is
98, uppercase B is 66, lowercase c is 99, and uppercase C is 67.

If you’d like to communicate “hi” in ASCII code, you would type 104 105. Lowercase
h is represented by the ASCII code 104, and lowercase i is represented by the
number 105.

At first, learning all of the ASCII code characters may seem overwhelming. However,
with a finite 128 characters, it’s a basic computer code for beginner programmers.
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