Understanding Computer Character Sets

Understanding Computer Character Sets

8th Grade

10 Qs

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Understanding Computer Character Sets

Understanding Computer Character Sets

Assessment

Interactive Video

Computers

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does each sequence of zeros and ones represent in a computer system?

A binary operation

A memory address

A numeric value

A specific character

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the term 'character set' refer to in computing?

A network protocol

A type of computer hardware

A collection of readable characters

A programming syntax

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary limitation of the original ASCII character set?

Limited number of characters

Complex encoding system

High storage requirement

Incompatibility with modern systems

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many characters could Extended ASCII represent?

128 characters

1024 characters

512 characters

256 characters

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a significant issue with ASCII that Extended ASCII aimed to address?

Storage efficiency

Character variety

Speed of processing

Compatibility with hardware

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which character set is primarily used in modern web technologies?

EBCDIC

Extended ASCII

Unicode

ASCII

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the maximum number of bytes a Unicode character can occupy?

8 bytes

1 byte

4 bytes

2 bytes

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