Multiple choice

EBCDIC can code up to ______.

  1. 16 characters

  2. 32 characters

  3. 64 characters

  4. 256 characters
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D Correct answer
Explanation

EBCDIC (Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code) is an 8-bit character encoding system, which means it can represent up to 2^8 = 256 different characters. This was developed by IBM for their mainframe systems and provided sufficient capacity for letters, numbers, and special characters.

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