Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology The data recording format in most of the modern magnetic tape is 7-bit ASCII 7-bit EBCDIC 8-bit ASCII 8-bit EBCDIC Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself D Correct answer Explanation Modern magnetic tapes use 8-bit EBCDIC (Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code) for data recording. EBCDIC is an 8-bit character encoding used by older IBM systems. 7-bit formats are outdated for modern tape systems.