What is EBCDIC?
EBCDIC stands for Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code. It’s an encoding system that is used to encode 8 bits, because of 8 bit we can assign numeric values from 0 to 255 to different alphabetic, numeric, punctuation, control, and other special characters that are used in computing, communications, and text. It was an improvement to the older system because that uses only 6 6-bit decimal encoding method.
EBCDIC was used in IBM mainframe systems in 1964. This allows machines to store and transmit textual information efficiently using the 8-bit format. Now, ASCII encoding is mostly used but in some mainframes we still utilize EBCDIC
What is Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC)?
As we know computers and devices store data in a numbers form. But for humans to easily understand it needs to be encoded to actual data or textual form we use encoders. Encoding schemes are essential in computing and telecommunication to store, process, and transmit textual information and data efficiently.