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Basic Computer/IT QUESTION #2589
Question 1
Which of the following is the OLDEST character encoding standard, representing only the English alphabet, digits, and basic punctuation?
  • UTF-8
  • RGB
  • Binary
  • ASCII✔️
Correct Answer Explanation
ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is the oldest character encoding standard. It was designed to represent the English alphabet, digits, and punctuation marks using 7-bit numeric codes, but cannot represent characters from other languages.