DATA REPRESENTATION AND NUMBER SYSTEMS
ASCII AND UNICODE CHARACTER ENCODING
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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TRUE
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FALSE
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The ASCII code is represented by using 16 bits. The (standard) ASCII code is capable of representing non-European languages.
Detailed explanation-2: -No, ASCII is not the same for all languages. ASCII is a standard for encoding characters in computers and communication devices that was developed specifically for the English language. It includes characters for upper and lowercase English letters, digits, punctuation marks, and some control codes.
Detailed explanation-3: -The American Code for Information Interchange, or ASCII, is a character encoding format designed for use in transmitting text between computers. ASCII originally contained only 128 English-language letters and symbols but was later expanded to include additional characters, including those used in other languages.
Detailed explanation-4: -Limitation of ASCII The 128 or 256 character limits of ASCII and Extended ASCII limits the number of character sets that can be held. Representing the character sets for several different language structures is not possible in ASCII, there are just not enough available characters.