Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

The computer code for interchange of information between terminals is

  1. BCD

  2. ASCII

  3. BCDIC

  4. Hollerith
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B Correct answer
Explanation

ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is the standard character encoding scheme for electronic communication between terminals and computers. It uses a 7-bit code to represent 128 characters, including letters, numbers, and control characters. BCD is for binary-coded decimal representation, BCDIC is IBM's punched card code, and Hollerith is an older punched card system.

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