ASCII and Unicode Quiz

What is the purpose of a character set in representing text digitally?

• To check for errors during data transmission

• To define the size of text files

• To allocate memory for characters

• To standardize the collection of characters and their bit-patterns

How many bits were initially used in the ASCII character set to represent characters?

• 8 bits

• 9 bits

• 7 bits

• 6 bits

What is the eighth bit used for in the ASCII character set?

• To allocate memory for characters

• To check for errors during data transmission

• To store each character in the ASCII character set

• To represent non-printing commands

When text is encoded and stored using ASCII, what is each character assigned?

• A binary character code

• A denary character code

• A hexadecimal character code

• A parity bit

What is the binary character code for the letter G if the ASCII character code in binary for F is 01000110?

• 01000101

• 01000111

• 01000101

• 01000100

What are the additional codes allocated in extended ASCII used for?

• To allocate memory for characters

• To store each character in the ASCII character set

• To check for errors during data transmission

• To represent non-standard characters

What is the size of text files calculated based on?

• The number of lines in the file

• The number of bits used to represent the characters

• The number of characters in the file

• The number of bytes used to store the file

What is the purpose of the first 128 codes in modern coding schemes?

• To allocate memory for characters

• To check for errors during data transmission

• To allow compatibility with the original ASCII coding scheme

• To represent non-printing commands

What is the ASCII character code in binary for the letter a?

• 01100001

• 01100100

• 01100010

• 01100011

What is the ASCII character code in binary for the letter c?

• 01100100

• 01100010

• 01100001

• 01100011