DATA REPRESENTATION AND NUMBER SYSTEMS
ASCII AND UNICODE CHARACTER ENCODING
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Question
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The ASCII code is represented by using 16 bits.
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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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Explanation:
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: -ASCII is an 8-bit code. That is, it uses eight bits to represent a letter or a punctuation mark. Eight bits are called a byte.
Detailed explanation-3: -The committee eventually decided on a 7-bit code for ASCII. 7 bits allow for 128 characters. While only American English characters and symbols were chosen for this encoding set, 7 bits meant minimized costs associated with transmitting this data (as opposed to say, 8 bits).
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