The ASCII encoding of binary data is called
A. base 64 encoding
B. base 32 encoding
C. base 16 encoding
D. base 8 encoding
Answer:A
The ASCII encoding of binary data is called
A. base 64 encoding B. base 32 encoding C. base 16 encoding D. base 8 encoding
Explanation: Base64 is used commonly in a number of applications including email via MIME, and storing complex data in XML. Problem with sending normal binary data to a network is that bits can be misinterpreted by underlying protocols, produce incorrect data at receiving node and that is why we use this code.