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CBSE Class 11 Computer Science Question 62 of 91

Data Representation — Question 8

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What are ASCII and extended ASCII encoding schemes ?

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ASCII encoding scheme uses a 7-bit code and it represents 128 characters. Its advantages are simplicity and efficiency. Extended ASCII encoding scheme uses a 8-bit code and it represents 256 characters.