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How many bits are used by standard ASCII to represent a character?.
- A.5 bits
- B.7 bits
- C.8 bits
- D.16 bits
Model answer
What a good answer should say
- 7 bits
Explanation
Why this works
Standard ASCII is a 7-bit character coding system, allowing it to represent 128 different character codes.
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