And second I ignored the format that uses ASCII instead of binary. That’s not strictly cheating because it does make a larger file, as you’d expect. So there is a benefit to using the binary ...

However, text and source program files as well as HTML and XML files are ASCII text files, just plain text, not binary. The binary vs. ASCII distinction is made when attaching files via email.

This number is called its code. We can then store this code in the computer using binary ones and zeros. ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange. ASCII code allows ...

One of the standards in common use is the American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII). close ASCIIAmerican Standard Code for Information Interchange. A 7-bit character set used for ...

A common ASCII format separates fields with commas (see CSV). In files using proprietary formats for word processing, spreadsheets, databases and other applications, there are binary codes in the ...