Data Rep Knowledge Quiz

What does ASCII stand for?

• American Standard Code for Information Interchange

• American System Code for International Interchange

• Automated Standard Code for Information Interchange

• American Standard Code for Internet Interchange

In which decade was ASCII originally developed?

• 1950s

• 1960s

• 1970s

• 1980s

How many characters does ASCII encode?

• 64

• 128

• 256

• 512

What type of codes does ASCII use to encode characters?

• 6-bit binary codes

• 7-bit binary codes

• 8-bit binary codes

• 9-bit binary codes

Which of the following is included in the ASCII character set?

• Only uppercase letters

• Only lowercase letters

• Numbers, letters, punctuation, and a space character

• Only numbers and letters

What range does lowercase characters a-z use?

• 97-122

• 65-90

• 48-57

• 32-47

If you know Capital A is 65 or 01000001, what is Capital F?

• 70 or 01000110

• 66 or 01000010

• 72 or 01001000

• 75 or 01001011

How many different characters can be encoded using seven bits?

• 64

• 128

• 256

• 512

How many different characters can be encoded using eight bits?

• 128

• 256

• 512

• 1024

What is the primary use of the eighth bit in 8-bit ASCII?

• To increase processing speed

• To add extra characters

• To reduce memory usage

• To improve security