Unicode
and Encoding
and Encoding
Continue learning about binary, think about
and create your own encoding method in binary.
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We learned about ASCII yesterday, how 7 bits of data were used to encode pretty much all the alphanumeric characters we're accustomed to in the US. 7 bits of data provides a range of 128 possible characters.Â
128 is a good number of characters, but what happens as we interact with more cultures and maybe need to include things like hebrew characters, or arabic characters, or chinese or japanese characters? 128 isn't enough, and even adding an extra bit to move up to 256 characters isn't enough.
What was the solution?
The task is our main focus today. I want you to come up with a way to encode a card game; and I'm going to talk you through an example. So, my example is going to be a standard set of playing card. You might choose Uno, or some other card game that has a specific set of custom cards.
I want you to think about how you would encode the cards into a binary system so each card can be identified by a specific binary sequence. What does that mean?
I wrote out a whole example, and then when looking for an example image to include, I found a site that includes pictures... and I like how they presented better than my wall of text, so check out this resource here on how we could encode the example:
Introduction to Data Representation in Binary
from My Journey into Information Security
https://myinfosecjourney.blogspot.com/2013/06/test-post.html
Choose a card game (it could be Uno, or something else).
Determine what binary sequences would be used to identify the different cards in the game you've selected.Â
Submit this to Canvas.