Binary system: alphabet as code

The number system and the binary system

There are many different number systems. The most well-known number system is the decimal system, as the whole mathematicswhich you learn in school, for example, is based on this system. There are other number systems, but only the hexadecimal and binary systems are of great importance. These two systems are used in the world of programming, the Computer science used.

• A number system is named after the number of different digits that are used. The decimal system has ten, namely 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. With hexadecimal there are also A, B, C, D, E and F. The binary system only uses two digits, 0 and 1.
• There is also the binary code. The binary code is a type of encryption for normal characters such as the letter of the alphabet in order to represent them in binary notation. This is mainly used in programming, for the transmission of digital data and other things.

The binary alphabet

• Every character that is written in binary code consists of eight digits. For example, a capital A is given the code 01000001. The small A is shown similarly, there is only one small change: 01100001.
• The first block, consisting of the first four digits, has a certain basic shape depending on whether the letter is upper or lower case. So have the big letters im alphabet the basic form 0100xxxx while the small letters 0110xxxx have the basic form.


Convert alphabet to binary

Since the alphabet is known to consist of letters and not numbers, there are ...

• The alphabet translates itself as soon as you know what big and small A are. You just have to keep counting for each letter, so capital B is 01000010 and capital is C 01000011. You can not only enter the entire alphabet, but also all special characters as binary code. To do this, you should have a look at the Tabel of the ASCII to help.