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Fall, 2008
 

ASCII Files

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Site: http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=ASCII+file&i=38016,00.asp
bulletASCII File Definition
A very good, short, and easy explanation of what is ASCII files, it contains a graphic that explains how symbols are stored and converted to ASCII file.
Site: http://www.wps.com/texts/codes/index.html
bulletThis website is the research by Tom Jennings on the history behind ASCII","Excellent reference site if you are interested in understanding how the ASCII code came about.
Site: Digital Data:
        http://www.jegsworks.com/Lessons/lesson4-2.htm
bulletThis was a very basic website which consists of what exactly bits and bytes are. This includes an explanation of the parity bit. In addition, it defines the digital codes that we went over in the class lecture: ASCII, EBCDIC, and Unicode. I would have liked for the website to have gone more in depth, yet it does have many links to connect you to related information like character codes.
Site: http://betterexplained.com/articles/a-little-diddy-about-binary-file-formats/
bulletBinary File Formats
Within this website, you'll find a concise explanation of what we've covered in class so far. Both advantages and disadvantages are explained on why computers and humans communicate. Very informative and worth a look for a CIS student. Also take a look at the link of "useful explanations" to view date file metaformats; a pros and cons look of file compression.
Site: http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=ASCII+file&i=38016,00.asp
bulletA very good, short, and easy explanation of what is ASCII files, it contains a graphic that explains how symbols are stored and converted to ASCII file.
Site: http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=ASCII+file&i=38016,00.asp
bulletIt gives a good definition of what a ASCII file is pluse it gives a diagram of how a paper is scaned into ASCII code.
Site: http://www.telacommunications.com/nutshell/ascii.htm
bulletThis website briefly explains about ASCII and ASCII files. Some of the things it mentions is the different types of ASCII sets.

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