Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

A characteristic of the ASCII code is

  1. Its limitation to a maximum of 96 character configuration

  2. Its use of the zone codes 1010, 1011 and 1100

  3. Its independence from Hollerith code

  4. All of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

ASCII was designed as an independent character encoding system, separate from earlier punched card codes like Hollerith. Unlike zone-based punched card codes, ASCII uses a straightforward 7-bit binary pattern for each character. ASCII can represent 128 characters, not 96, and doesn't use zone codes like those mentioned in option B.

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