Representing characters Flashcards
1
Q
What is a character set?
A
A complete set of all the characters along with their codes.
2
Q
How many bits represent a character in ASCII code?
A
7
3
Q
How many different characters are represented in ASCII code?
A
127
4
Q
How many bits represent a character in Extended ASCII code?
A
8
5
Q
How many different characters are represented in Extended ASCII code?
A
256
6
Q
How many different characters are represented in Unicode?
A
8-32
7
Q
Which of the these is the industrial standard for encoding characters: ASCII, extended ASCII, Unicode?
A
Unicode
8
Q
To estimate the size of a text file, this calculation can be used
A
Text File Size (b) = Number of Bits Per Character x Number of Characters
