Computer memory saves all data in digital form. There is no way to store characters directly. Each character has its digital code equivalent: ASCII code (for American Standard Code for Information ...

The character code built into the computer determines how each letter, digit or special character ($, %, #, etc.) is represented in binary code. Fortunately, there are only two methods in wide use: ...

Check out this nice web app that lets you code in and decode from the binary number system to plain English. Using an ASCII chart, these values can be mapped to characters and text can be stored. It’s ...