Multiple choice

EBCDIC can Code up to how many different characters?

  1. 32

  2. 256

  3. 8

  4. 16
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B Correct answer
Explanation

EBCDIC (Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code) is an 8-bit character encoding scheme developed by IBM. With 8 bits, it can represent 2^8 = 256 different characters (0-255). This includes uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, punctuation, and control characters. EBCDIC was primarily used in IBM mainframe systems.

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