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Information Coding Scheme

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is not an Information Coding Scheme?

a)

ASCII

b)

EBCIDIC

c)

UNICODE

d)

EBCDIC

2.

Computer represents data using...

a)

binary

b)

decimal

c)

hexadecimal

d)

octal

3.

Which is true about ASCII?

a)

uses 8 bits to represent a character

b)

uses 7 bits to represent a character

c)

uses 16 bits to represent a character

d)

uses 256 bits to represent a character

4.

Which is true about Unicode?

a)

uses 16 bits to represent a character

b)

uses 8 bits to represent a character

c)

uses 7 bits to represent a character

d)

uses 256 bits to represent a character

5.

Which coding scheme is best used in personal computers?

a)

EBCDIC

b)

UNICODE

c)

ASCII

d)

BINARY

6.

Which coding scheme is best used in mainframes?

a)

EBCIDIC

b)

UNICODE

c)

ASCII

d)

EBCDIC

7.

ASCII and EBCDIC is not large enough to accomodate characters from Asian and other languages.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

Unicode can represent more than ___________ characters.

a)

65536

b)

35536

c)

66536

d)

76536

9.

Which coding scheme is implemented in Operating System?

a)

ASCII

b)

EBCDIC

c)

UNICODE

10.

ASCII uses more memory compared to UNICODE.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.
ASCII and EBCDIC has a similarity of characteristic for number of bits and number of characters. Select one difference between them. Select the correct answer.
a)
EBCDIC is used in supercomputer while ASCII is used in microcomputer.
b)
EBCDIC is used in IBM mainframe while ASCII is used in microcomputer. 
c)
EBCDIC is used in IBM mainframe while ASCII is used in minicomputer.