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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ASCII
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Unicode
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In contrast, Unicode can represent over one million characters with its various encoding schemes that utilize different numbers of bits for character representation. Because Unicode can represent characters from different languages and scripts, it is a more flexible and versatile encoding scheme than ASCII.
Detailed explanation-2: -ASCII defines 128 characters, which map to the numbers 0–127. Unicode defines (less than) 221 characters, which, similarly, map to numbers 0–221 (though not all numbers are currently assigned, and some are reserved).
Detailed explanation-3: -Unicode covers all the characters for all the writing systems of the world, modern and ancient. It also includes technical symbols, punctuations, and many other characters used in writing text.