Character Encoding

Question 1

ASCII

Answer 1

Character set which used 7 bits for each character (2^7 = 128 combinations)

Question 2

Character Set

Answer 2

Stores all of the characters that the computer can represent

Question 3

UNICODE

Answer 3

Uses 16 bits to allow for a much wider range of characters such as every language, emojis etc.

Question 4

Extended ASCII

Answer 4

Provided extra characters for foreign languages = 2^8 = 256 combinations

Question 5

Parity Bit

Answer 5

A single bit added to a packet that can be used to check for errors:
- Even = even number of 1s
- Odd = odd number of 1s