Difference Between ASCII and EBCDIC
ASCII |
EBCDIC |
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American Standard Code for Information Interchange is cited as ASCII, Created by ASA. |
EBCDIC or Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code, Created by IBM. |
ASCII is used in Desktop computers, mobiles and laptops. |
EBCDIC is mostly used in IBM mainframe computers. |
Distinct code pages for various character sets. |
Control and basic characteristics. |
ASCII character needs seven bits so ASCII is therefore more effective than EBCDIC. |
EBCDIC needed eight bits so EBCDIC is less effective than ASCII |
ASCII character goes up to 128. |
EBCDIC goes up to 256. |
ASCII works with contemporary encodings like Unicode. |
EBCDIC is incompatible with contemporary encodings, such as Unicode. |
Difference Between ASCII and EBCDIC
ASCII and EBCDIC are the most widely used character coding system. Eight-bit character encoding called Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code is primarily utilized by IBM mainframe and midrange computer operating systems.