Character Sets and Encoding Quiz

What is the primary purpose of a character set in computing?

• To reduce the size of data storage

• To standardize the binary codes for each character

• To provide a unique identifier for each computer

• To increase the speed of data processing

How many bits does ASCII use to encode each character?

• 32 bits

• 16 bits

• 8 bits

• 7 bits

Which character set was created to address the limitations of ASCII?

• ISO-8859-1

• EBCDIC

• UNICODE

• UTF-8

What is a limitation of the ASCII character set?

• It uses too much storage space

• It is not compatible with modern operating systems

• It cannot represent characters from languages other than English

• It can only represent 256 characters

How many characters can the 16-bit version of UNICODE represent?

• 128 characters

• 256 characters

• 65,536 characters

• 1,048,576 characters

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of UNICODE?

• It can support all common characters across the world

• It uses less storage space than ASCII

• It can represent special characters such as emojis

• It can represent more characters than ASCII

What does the 'U+' prefix in a UNICODE character representation signify?

• It indicates a universal character

• It signifies a Unicode character

• It denotes an uppercase character

• It marks a unique character

Which of the following is a drawback of using UNICODE?

• It can only represent 128 characters

• It cannot store special characters such as emojis

• It uses more storage space than ASCII

• It is not suitable for multilingual text

If the binary representation of 'A' is 01000001, what is the decimal representation of the letter 'A' in ASCII?

• 67

• 66

• 65

• 64