Quiz on Encoding Schemes and Number Systems

What does ASCII stand for?

• American Standard Code for Information Interchange

• American Standard Code for Internet Interchange

• Advanced Standard Code for Information Interchange

• American Standard Code for Information Integration

How many characters can ASCII represent?

• 256

• 128

• 512

• 64

What is the base of the Binary Number System?

• 16

• 2

• 8

• 10

Which encoding scheme supports multiple Indian languages?

• UTF-8

• ISCII

• UNICODE

• ASCII

What is the base of the Hexadecimal Number System?

• 8

• 10

• 2

• 16

Which of the following is NOT a number system used in computer science?

• Binary Number System

• Decimal Number System

• Octal Number System

• Trinary Number System

What is the main purpose of encoding?

• To reduce data complexity

• To convert data into binary codes

• To increase data size

• To enhance data security

Which of the following is a characteristic of UNICODE?

• It is a subset of ASCII

• It can represent nearly 1,000,000 characters

• It uses 7 bits for encoding

• It can represent only English characters

What is the first step in converting a Decimal Number to Binary?

• Subtract 1

• Add 1

• Divide by 2

• Multiply by 2

Which number system uses digits from 0 to 7?

• Hexadecimal

• Octal

• Decimal

• Binary