Unit 2.6 data representation - character sets MCQs

How many bits are used in (standard) ASCII? (1-4)

• 16
• 1
• 7
• 8

How many bytes are used in Unicode? (1-4)

• 9
• 16
• 1
• 2

The ASCII code is represented by using 16 bits. (1-4)

• True
• False

The (standard) ASCII code is capable of representing non-European languages. (3-4)

• True
• False

Upper and lower case letters have a different ASCII code. (3-4)

• True
• False

What is the maximum number of values that can be represented in 8 bits? (4-6)

• 16
• 256
• 65,536
• 128

What is the maximum number of values that can be represented in 7 bits? (4-6)

• 16
• 256
• 65,536
• 128

A character set is... (4-6)

• what language can be used in a computer system.

• the fonts that a computer has installed.

• a defined collection of characters recognised by a computer.

ASCII can represent more characters than Unicode? (4-6)

• True
• False

ASCII stands for... (6-7)

• American Standard Code for Information Interchange
• American Scientific Code for Information Interchanging
• Absolute Standard Codes for Instruction Interchange