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Quick questions on Representing characters and instructions: ASCII and Unicode - SQA Higher Computing Science
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What is q1?Show answer
State how many bits standard ASCII uses and how many codes that gives. [2 marks]
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State one advantage of Unicode over ASCII. [1 mark]
What is q3?Show answer
Explain why a binary pattern in memory has no fixed meaning. [1 mark]
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