Binary translation zero issue

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i'm a student and for this semester i have to deal with binary translation. I use multiple online tools for such conversion. My question is,

The binary to text conversion for "A" is: 01000001

but as per the book "1000001" is correct answer for "A".

However, the online binary translator returns nothing when I insert "1000001".

So my question is, which is the correct answer for binary to text?

There are many ways to encode text into binary. ASCII has both seven and eight bit versions, for example. There is no one correct answer. This is not a mathematical problem, either. — Ross Millikan, Feb 08 '21 at 06:17
@JonathanZsupportsMonicaC No, it would be closed as off-topic on Stack Overflow because it's not a question asking about a programming problem. It might be ok on Computer Science. — PM 2Ring, Feb 08 '21 at 06:31
The binary to text conversion for "A" is: 01000001 You have that backwards. "A" is text, 01000001 is binary. So that's a text to binary conversion. — PM 2Ring, Feb 08 '21 at 06:36

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 08 '21 at 07:38

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I think both answers are correct. Adding zeros on the left side of a number does not change the number. For example, the numbers "0100" and "100" are same.

As long as I know binary numbers are eight-bit numbers. So, actual conversion of "A" is "1000001" but with a view to make this number an eight-bit number, they add extra required zero. On which tools u used?

answered Feb 08 '21 at 07:38

brhyan_baker

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There are many, I found on google. But now I read binary translation on wiki and everything seems clear. – Denzel Vieta Feb 08 '21 at 08:19

Binary translation zero issue

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