Characters and the ASCII code

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Section 7.2 Characters and the ASCII code

Recall that characters are stored in the computer’s memory as numbers, namely the ASCII codes corresponding to the characters. Check this out:

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Activity 7.1.

Please find the ASCII codes for ’a’, ’A’, ’d’, ’D’, ’s’, ’S’, ’u’, ’U’.

Do you notice any patterns with their ASCII codes?

Please type your answer below.

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