The original ASCII code used ___________________ bits of each byte, reserving that last bit for error checking ?

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1. When 2 or more bits in a data unit has been changed during the transmission, the error is called___________________?

   A. random error
   B. burst error
   C. inverted error
   D. none of these

2. Checking the computer program for errors is called ___________________?

   A. Scrambling
   B. Debugging
   C. Encoding
   D. Verification

3. The most widely used code that represents each character as a unique 8-bit code is____________________?

   A. EBCDIC
   B. Binary numbering system
   C. Unicode
   D. ASCII

4. The ASCII encoding of binary data is called______________________?

   A. base 64 encoding
   B. base 32 encoding
   C. base 16 encoding
   D. base 8 encoding

5. A half byte is know is___________________?

   A. Nibble
   B. Half byte
   C. Bit
   D. Data

6. Bits can be send over guided and unguided media as analog signal by___________________?

   A. digital modulation
   B. amplitude modulation
   C. frequency modulation
   D. phase modulation

7. Which one of the following is mainly used in checking of objective type answer papers in the examinations ?

   A. MICR
   B. OMR
   C. EEPROM
   D. CD-ROM

8. An error in computer data is called________________?

   A. Bug
   B. Chip
   C. Bit
   D. Byte

9. Which type of computers use the 8 bit code called EBCDIC ?

   A. Mainframe computers
   B. Supercomputers
   C. Minicomputers
   D. Microcomputers

10. Which of the following translate back from machine code something resembling the source language__________________?

    A. Compiler
    B. Decompiler
    C. Interpreter
    D. Assembler