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(a) Describe how computers encode characters using ASCII, EBCDIC,

Unicode (b) Calculate the total numbers of bits/bytes in a given word
based on each coding scheme
(c) Differentiate the coding scheme based on number of bits and total
number of characters represented

1. It is important to understand the way numbers are represented by the systems of

digital electronic tools.
(a) List three (3) coding systems that can be used to process alphanumeric
text in a computer.
ASCII, EBCDIC & UNICODE

2. How many bits would it take to represent the following phrase the ASCII
code? Introduction to Computer Science
____32 character × 8 bits = 256 bits

3. Give one (1) difference between ASCII and Unicode coding schemes.

ASCII Unicode

uses 8 bits to represent a character uses 16 bits to represent a character

4. Describe two (2) features of the following coding systems.

ASCII EBCDIC UNICODE

ASCII coding scheme uses EBCDIC coding scheme UNICODE can represent
8 bits to represent a uses 8 bits to represent a 65536 characters, capable
character, meaning that character, meaning that of representing almost all
storing data in ASCII takes the world’s current
storing data in EBCDIC
up less memory  languages,classical and
takes up less memory historical languages and
symbols 

The 256 characters that The 256 characters that UNICODE coding scheme
are represented by ASCII
 coding scheme are only are represented by EBCDIC uses 16 bits to represent a
sufficient for English and coding  scheme are only character, meaning that
Western European sufficient for English and storing data in unicode
languages that use
Western European takes up more memor
different alphabets
languages but is not large
enough for Asian and other
languages that uses
different alphabets

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5. State the number of bits used by Unicode system to represent the word
below: MATRIKULASI
11characters  X 16 Bits =176 BITS

6. Name the coding scheme used by IBM mainframe.

EBCDIC

7. Coding Scheme is the combination of 0’s and 1’s that represent characters.
Identify the coding scheme based on the statement given below.

Statement Coding Scheme

Can represent up to 256 characters EBCDIC

Can represent up to 65, 536 characters Unicode

8. Give an advantage of using Unicode compared to ASCII and EBCDIC.

Unicode can represent in 65 536 characters compared to ASCII and EBCDIC only 256

characters .
 9. Explain two (2) differences between ASCII and UNICODE according to the given criteria.
Criteria ASCII Unicode

Number of bits   uses 8 Bits  to represent a uses  16 Bits to represent a

character character

Number of can represent up to 256 can represent up to  65,536

characters Character Character
represented

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10. Coding scheme is the combination of 0’s and 1’s that represent
characters. (a) Identify the number of bits used by EBCDIC coding
scheme to represent the sentence below: MALAYSIA BERDAULAT

18 characters x 8 bits = 144 bits_

11. Give one (1) difference between EBCDIC and Unicode.

18 characters x 8 bits = 144 bits

12. Explain one (1) disadvantage of using ASCII coding scheme.

___Only sufficient for English and Western European languages but is not large enough

for Asian and other languages that use different alphabets.

13. Differentiate two (2) features between ASCII and UNICODE.

ASCII UNICODE

-ASCII coding scheme uses 8 bits to -Unicode coding scheme uses 16 bits to

represent a character. represent a character.

-The 256 characters that are represented -Unicode can represent 65,536
 by ASCII coding scheme are only characters, (216 =65,536) capable of
sufficient for English and Westerns
European languages but is not large representing almost all the world’s
enough for Asian and other languages
current languages, classical and historical
that use different alphabets.
languages and symbols.

14. Give one (1) important reason why Asian languages (Chinese and Japanese)
need to use Unicode rather than ASCII code.
Because 256(2 ) characters that ASCII can represent are not include Asian and other
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language that using different alphabet.

15. Halim is an expert on human linguistics. He is currently studying a data

file in his computer containing 3000 ancient Chinese characters.

(a) Identify the suitable coding scheme to represent Halim’s data file.

Unicode

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(b) Give one (1) reason to support your answer above.

Because unicode can represent about 65 536 characters (2 = 65 536) 
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(c) Describe one (1) advantage of Unicode compared to ASCII.

_Capable of representing all the world’s current languages ,classical , and historical

languages and symbol because it contain 2   characters.

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16. The following phrase uses ASCII coding scheme:

#Talian Nur: 15999

(a) Identify number of bytes.

144 bits / 8 bytes=18 bytes

18 characters x 8 bits = 144 bits

 144 bits / 8 bytes=18 bytes

(b) How many bits are involved?

18 characters x 8 bits=144 bits

17. Differentiate the given coding schemes based on the following criteria.
Criteria ASCII UNICODE EBCDIC

Range of values up to 256 up to 65536

that can be up to 256 characters characters
represented characters

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18. Identify the total number of bits for the following words using EBCDIC
information coding scheme.
Words Total Number of Bits

FACEBOOK 8 characters x 8 bits = 64 bits

DATA RAYA  9 characters x 8 bits = 72 bits

19. Identify the category of computer that uses the following information coding scheme.
Coding Scheme Category of Computer

ASCII minicomputers

EBCDIC IBM mainframe

20. UNICODE is a universal international coding standard designed to represent

text-based data written in any ancient or modern language.
Explain how text-based data is represented.
_____using coding scheme,unicode use 16 bits to represent text base data
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21. Based on the given phrase, determine number of bits and number of bytes
using ASCII coding scheme.

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using coding scheme,unicode use 16 bits to represent text base data
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