Data Encoding (Quiz 1)

What is the primary purpose of data encoding?

• To compress data for storage.

• To convert data into a format suitable for transmission or storage.

• To encrypt data for security purposes.

• To enhance the visual appearance of data.

Which encoding scheme represents characters using a fixed number of bits, typically 8 bits per character?

• Unicode

• ASCII

• UTF-8

• Base64

What encoding scheme is designed to represent a wide range of characters from different languages and scripts?

• ASCII

• Base64

• Unicode

• Binary

Which encoding method is commonly used to transmit binary data over media that only support text?

• ASCII

• UTF-8

• Base64

• Hexadecimal

What is the process of converting data into a coded form called?

• Decoding

• Compression

• Encoding

• Encryption

In UTF-8, what is the range of bytes used to represent a single character?

• Always 1 byte

• 1 to 4 bytes

• 2 bytes

• 8 bytes

Which encoding scheme is often used for representing colors in web development?

• Base64

• Hexadecimal

• ASCII

• UTF-8

What is the process of converting encoded data back into its original form called?

• Encoding

• Compression

• Decoding

• Transformation