Multiple choice

Which of the following computer codes is used for the interchange of information between terminals?

  1. BCD

  2. EBCDIC

  3. HOLLERITH

  4. ASCII

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D Correct answer
Explanation

ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is the most widely used character encoding standard for information interchange between terminals and computers. BCD is for numeric representation, EBCDIC is IBM-proprietary for mainframes, and Hollerith is an obsolete punched card code.