What is the standard code the computer industry created to represent characters ?

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1. 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

2. A key that will erase information from the computer’s memory and characters on the screen _____________________?

   A. edit
   B. delete key
   C. dummy out
   D. trust key

3. A key that will erase information from the computer’s memory and characters on the screen ______________________?

   A. Edit
   B. Delete key
   C. Dummy out
   D. Trust key

4. The computer industry uses prefixes of Greek origin to measure large amounts of data. Which term describes 1024 bytes ?

   A. Kilobyte
   B. Megabyte
   C. Gigabyte
   D. Terabyte

5. Which of the following is the storage area within the computer itself which holds data only temporarily as the computer processes instruction ?

   A. the hard disk
   B. main memory
   C. the control unit
   D. read only memory

6. A button that makes characters either upper or lower case and numbers to symbols________________________?

   A. Monitor
   B. Shift key
   C. Icon
   D. Mouse

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

   A. 4
   B. 5
   C. 7
   D. 9

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

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

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

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

10. What is the number of bit patterns provided by a 7-bit code ?

    A. 256
    B. 512
    C. 128
    D. 64