ASCIItiedostojen

ASCIItiedostojen refers to text files that use the ASCII character encoding standard. ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is a character encoding standard used to represent text in computers, telecommunications equipment, and other devices that use text. ASCII files are widely used for storing and transmitting text data due to their simplicity and compatibility with various systems.

ASCII files contain only 128 characters, including letters, digits, punctuation marks, and control characters. This limited character set makes ASCII files small in size and easy to process. However, it also means that ASCII files cannot represent characters from non-English languages or special symbols used in some technical fields.

The structure of an ASCII file is straightforward. Each character is represented by a unique 7-bit binary code. For example, the uppercase letter 'A' is represented by the binary code 01000001. When multiple characters are combined, they form a sequence of bytes that can be interpreted as text.

ASCII files are often used for simple data storage and transmission tasks, such as configuration files, log files, and basic text documents. They are also used in programming and scripting languages for writing source code. Despite their limitations, ASCII files remain a fundamental part of computing and continue to be used in various applications today.