2.1 - Introduction to Encodings
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Practice Questions
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What does ASCII stand for?
💡 Hint: It’s an acronym.
True or False: Encoding is only necessary for text data.
💡 Hint: Think of images and audio.
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What does ASCII represent?
💡 Hint: Think about what a standard code includes.
True or False: Unicode is limited to English characters.
💡 Hint: Consider how many languages are used worldwide.
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How would the interpretation of a character differ if a document encoded in UTF-8 is opened with an ASCII-compatible program? Define what this could mean for data integrity.
💡 Hint: Consider how many characters are left out by ASCII.
If you were to design a system that requires both ASCII and Unicode support, what considerations would you take into account to ensure proper encoding?
💡 Hint: Think about language support in your system.
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