Practice - ASCII and EBCDIC
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Practice Questions
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What does ASCII stand for?
💡 Hint: It's an encoding standard for representing characters.
What bit representation does ASCII use?
💡 Hint: Think about how many characters it represents.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the maximum number of characters ASCII can represent?
💡 Hint: Think about what '7 bits' allows.
EBCDIC is an encoding standard primarily used for which operating system?
💡 Hint: Remember where EBCDIC originated!
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Challenge Problems
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Given a string that includes accented letters and symbols, discuss how you would ensure compatibility across different systems using character encoding. Which standards would you choose and why?
💡 Hint: Think about the limitations of older encoding systems.
Explore the impact of shifting from EBCDIC to Unicode for a software application that previously depended heavily on EBCDIC. What considerations must be made during this transition?
💡 Hint: Consider the technical adjustments required when changing foundational structures.
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