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COM 101 Information Representation and Number Systems Objective Question

Question

Which character encoding standard is designed to support nearly all languages and symbols, including emoji?
Options
A ASCII
B EBCDIC
C Unicode
Correct Answer
D UTF-8
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Unicode is the character encoding standard that supports nearly all languages and symbols, including emoji and mathematical symbols. ASCII is limited to 128 characters.

Hint

This modern standard aims to provide a unique number for every character, no matter the platform or language.

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