Digital Electronics - Number Systems and Codes - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Number Systems and Codes - General Questions (Q.No. 26)
26.
How many bits are in an ASCII character?
Discussion:
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Sindhu said:
3 years ago
For ASCII, it is 7 bit.
Excil said:
3 years ago
Alphanumeric code - 7bit.
Hollerith code - 12 bit.
Unicode - 16 bit.
EBCDIC - 8 bit.
Hollerith code - 12 bit.
Unicode - 16 bit.
EBCDIC - 8 bit.
Naima said:
4 years ago
Alphanumeric code - 7bit.
Hollerith code - 12 bit.
Unicode - 16 bit.
EBCDIC - 8 bit.
Hollerith code - 12 bit.
Unicode - 16 bit.
EBCDIC - 8 bit.
Ravan said:
7 years ago
Alphanumeric code - 7bit.
Hollerith code - 12 bit.
Unicode - 16 bit.
EBCDIC - 8 bit.
Hollerith code - 12 bit.
Unicode - 16 bit.
EBCDIC - 8 bit.
Yaswant said:
8 years ago
Alphanumeric code - 7bit.
Hollerith code - 12 bit.
Unicode - 16 bit.
EBCDIC - 8bit.
Hollerith code - 12 bit.
Unicode - 16 bit.
EBCDIC - 8bit.
Rupam said:
9 years ago
I can't understand? Please explain clearly.
Mahesh said:
9 years ago
Why to 7 Bits ASCII?
Brahmendra said:
1 decade ago
> basically ASCII system consist 7bits to represent the any num/character.
> if parity bit is added then it has 8bits but basically it is 7bit alphanumeric code.
> if parity bit is added then it has 8bits but basically it is 7bit alphanumeric code.
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