The binary vs. ASCII distinction is made when attaching files via email. The Internet's SMTP mail protocol only supported seven of the eight bits because ASCII text was originally a seven-bit ...

Contrast with binary file. OCR Creates ASCII Text When text documents are scanned, they are "photographed" and stored as pictures in the computer.

Here are eight Linux commands for looking into binary files and viewing details about what executables are doing when they run. Any file on a Linux system that isn’t a text file is considered a ...