2.6.3 Characters

What are characters on a computer represented by?

• Binary Code

• Python Code

• 0s, 1s and 2s

• The alphabet

Which BEST describes a character set?

• A set of letters recognised by a system

• A set of numbers and letters recognised by a system

• A set of characters

• A set of characters recognised by a system

What is used to represent the English language?

• ASCI

• ASCCI

• ASCII

• Binary

What does ASCII stand for?

• All Sausages cook inside incinerators

• American Standard Code for Information Interchange

• Australian Standard Code for Information Interchange

• English Standard Code for Information Interchange

How many bits represent ASCII code?

• 8

• 7

• 6

• 16

How many different letters, numbers and characters can ASCII store?

• 127

• 7

• 255

• 32,567

What is extended ASCII?

• ASCII code with stored within an 7 bit code

• ASCII code with stored within an 8 bit code

• ASCII which has been stretched out

• ASCII code with stored within an 16 bit code

Why does extended ASCII exist?

• For the UK language just in case we invent extra words

• For Chinese and Arabian languages

• For European languages that use accents on some vowels

• For foul language

How many different letters, characters and numbers can extended ASCII represent?

• 8

• 32,657

• 255

• How am I meant to know?

What's the name of the code used to store every possible character that might be written?

• Unicode

• Unibrow

• Unicorn

• University