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Unpuzzled ASCII

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

ASCII is pronounced:

a)

Ask-ee

b)

A-skee

c)

A-skews-me

d)

As-ci

2.

ASCII stands for...

a)

American Standard Code for Information Interchange

b)

Authentic Style Code for Information Interchange

c)

American System Control for Information Interchange

d)

Authentic System Coding for Information Interchange

3.
ASCII is:
a)
a numerical system that has 2 rather than 10 as a base.
b)
the most common format for text files in computers and on the Internet
4.
ASCII was developed in what decade?
a)
1950s
b)
1960s
c)
1970s
d)
1940s
5.
True or False: The binary number for a capital 'A' is the same as the binary number for a lower-case 'a'?
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Convert this to a decimal number
a)
13
b)
12
c)
10
d)
8
7.

102 can be read as what decimal number?

a)

10

b)

1

c)

4

d)

2

8.
How many bits are used in (standard) ASCII?
a)
16
b)
1
c)
7
d)
8
9.

The (standard) ASCII code is capable of representing non-European languages.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Convert 0001011 into denary.

a)

8

b)

11

c)

10

d)

15

11.

ASCII is the standard coding method to store text in computers.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Number system using only two digits.

a)

A. binary

b)

B. parallel processing

c)

C. computer model

d)

D. ASCII

13.
In ASCII code order 'Z' comes before 'a'
a)
True
b)
False
14.
ASCII code ranges from what?
a)
0-128
b)
0-255
c)
0-256
d)
1-256
15.

ASCII can represent an emoji

a)

True

b)

False