Basic ASCII code represented characters as 7 bits (for 128 possible characters, numbered from 0 to 127). In the 1960s, the ASCII code was adopted as the new standard. With it, characters can be coded ...

numbered from 0 to 127. Extended ASCII adds another 128 values and goes to 255. The numbers are typically represented in decimal (see ASCII chart) or in hexadecimal (see hex chart). THIS ...