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COM 101 Information Representation and Number Systems Objective Question
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How many bits does ASCII use to represent characters?
Options
A 8 bits
B 16 bits
C 7 bits
Correct Answer
D 32 bits
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) uses 7 bits to represent 128 characters, including English letters, digits, and some symbols.

Hint

This number of bits allows for the representation of 128 (2^7) distinct characters.

Question Info

Course: COM 101
Topic: Information Representation and Number Systems
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 846 of 1018
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