MCQ IN COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

OPERATING SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What type of code is data converted to once it is input into a computer?
A
Binary
B
EBCDIC
C
C++
D
ASCII
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A code where each number represents a character can be used to convert text into binary. One code we can use for this is called ASCII . The ASCII code takes each character on the keyboard and assigns it a binary number.

Detailed explanation-2: -Computers convert text and other data into binary with an assigned ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interexchange) value. Once the ASCII value is known, that value can be converted to binary.

Detailed explanation-3: -Computers doesn’t actually translate anything to binary, it’s all binary from the start, and the computer never knows anything other than binary. The character A stored in memory would be 01000001, and the computer doesn’t see that as anything but a binary number.

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is encoder. An encoder converts information from one format or code to another. An encoder can be used to encode the decimal number to binary number.

Detailed explanation-5: -binary code, code used in digital computers, based on a binary number system in which there are only two possible states, off and on, usually symbolized by 0 and 1.

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