Introduction to Computing MCQs with Answers
Practice important Introduction to Computing MCQs with answers and explanations.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q291: In which decade were many of the early text representation codes designed?
- A: 1920s
- B: 1940s
- C: 1960s
- D: 1980s
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B
Q292: What is a key advantage of UTF-8 over ASCII?
- A: It is simpler
- B: It uses fewer bits
- C: It can represent a vastly larger number of symbols
- D: It is faster to encode
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C
Q293: Which text representation code is used to ensure compatibility with older ASCII codes?
- A: EBCDIC
- B: UTF-16
- C: Unicode
- D: ANSI
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C
Q294: What is the full form of UTF-8?
- A: Universal Text Format
- B: Unicode Transformation Format
- C: Unicode Transmission Format
- D: Universal Transmission File
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B
Q295: Why is storing numeric values in Unicode inefficient?
- A: Requires less storage space
- B: Takes up more space than necessary
- C: Is faster
- D: Provides more numeric values
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B
Q296: How many numeric values can 16 bits store?
- A: 256
- B: 1024
- C: 65535
- D: 65536
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D
Q297: What is binary notation?
- A: Using digits 0 to 9
- B: Using letters A to F
- C: Using only the digits 0 and 1
- D: Using symbols and letters
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C
Q298: How many numeric values can be represented with 4 bits?
- A: 8
- B: 16
- C: 32
- D: 64
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B
Q299: What is the range of values that can be represented with 4 bits?
- A: 0 to 7
- B: 0 to 15
- C: 0 to 31
- D: 0 to 63
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B
Q300: What is the total number of values that can be represented with 16 bits?
- A: 256
- B: 1024
- C: 65536
- D: 256000
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C