Data Storage - Characters Quiz

What is a character set?

• A font used in games

• A collection of instructions for input devices

• A set of characters with codes used to display text

• A code that tracks keyboard presses

What does ASCII stand for?

• American Standard Code for International Input

• Application Software Code for Interactive Input

• American Standard Code for Information Interchange

• Advanced Standard Code for Internal Interaction

How many characters can standard ASCII represent?

• 64

• 128

• 256

• 1024

How many bits does ASCII use?

• 6

• 8

• 7

• 16

Which character sets were stated on the slides?

• ASCII, Unicode, ISO

• ASCII, Extended ASCII, Unicode

• ANSI, ASCII, UTF-8

• UTF-16, ASCII, Binary

What is an advantage of ASCII?

• Multilingual support

• Very small storage space used

• Supports 4K resolution

• Encodes colour depth

What is a disadvantage of ASCII?

• Takes up too much memory

• Only holds English characters

• Slows down software

• Can’t be decoded by computers

What is an advantage of Unicode?

• Smaller file sizes

• Compresses all characters

• Supports multiple languages

• Only works with English

What is a disadvantage of Unicode?

• Cannot store numbers

• Does not display on screens

• Requires more storage space

• Cannot be used on websites

Why might Unicode be used instead of ASCII in a global application?

• It encrypts data automatically

• It uses less memory

• It supports more characters and languages

• It runs faster on old hardware