Paper 1 · ICT
EBCDIC can code up to how many different characters?
A256 ✓ Correct
B16
C32
D64
Correct answer: (A) 256 — EBCDIC can code up to 256 characters, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★EBCDIC can code up to 256 characters, so that is the answer.
★EBCDIC uses eight bits for each character.
★Eight bits give two raised to the eighth, which is 256 combinations.
★So EBCDIC can represent up to 256 different characters.
★The smaller counts of 16, 32 and 64 would need fewer bits.
★So the answer is 256.
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