ASCII Flashcards
1
Q
How many possible characters can be encoded in standard ASCII
A
128
2
Q
How many possible characters can be encoded in extended ASCII
A
256
3
Q
How do you convert ASCII to human language?
A
By using the table. You find the first four digits along the top of the table and follow it down until you find the last four digits in the side of the table, doing this will give you a human letter, number or symbol.
4
Q
Why is ASCII useful?
A
ASCII is computer code, all computers run off ASCII.
5
Q
Why is it good that humans can translate ASCII?
A
We need to be able to understand what the computer is doing and to be able to tell it what to do.
