Question

2. Differentiate BCD and EBCDIC.​

Answer 1

Answer:

BCD stands for Binary Coded Decimal.

BCD code only first ten of these are used (0000 to 1001).

EBCDIC stands for Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code.

Answer 2

Answer:

differentiate BCD and EBCDIC;

Binary Coded Decimal is abbreviated as B.C.D.

Only the first ten B.C.D codes are used (0000 to 1001).

Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange is abbreviated as E.B.C.D.I.C.

Binary-coded decimal (B.C.D) is a kind of binary encodings of decimal values in which each digit is represented by a predetermined number of bits, usually four or eight, for IBM mainframe machines computing and electronic systems.

Special bit patterns are sometimes employed for a sign or other signals (e.g. error or overflow)