Digital Electronics - Number Systems and Codes - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Number Systems and Codes - General Questions (Q.No. 26)
26.
How many bits are in an ASCII character?
16
8
7
4
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Sindhu said:   3 years ago
For ASCII, it is 7 bit.

Excil said:   3 years ago
Alphanumeric code - 7bit.
Hollerith code - 12 bit.
Unicode - 16 bit.
EBCDIC - 8 bit.

Naima said:   4 years ago
Alphanumeric code - 7bit.
Hollerith code - 12 bit.
Unicode - 16 bit.
EBCDIC - 8 bit.

Ravan said:   7 years ago
Alphanumeric code - 7bit.
Hollerith code - 12 bit.
Unicode - 16 bit.
EBCDIC - 8 bit.

Yaswant said:   8 years ago
Alphanumeric code - 7bit.
Hollerith code - 12 bit.
Unicode - 16 bit.
EBCDIC - 8bit.

Rupam said:   9 years ago
I can't understand? Please explain clearly.

Mahesh said:   9 years ago
Why to 7 Bits ASCII?

Brahmendra said:   1 decade ago
> basically ASCII system consist 7bits to represent the any num/character.
> if parity bit is added then it has 8bits but basically it is 7bit alphanumeric code.

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