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What does ASCII stand for?
It's an encoding standard for representing characters.
What bit representation does ASCII use?
Think about how many characters it represents.
What is the maximum number of characters ASCII can represent?
Think about what '7 bits' allows.
EBCDIC is an encoding standard primarily used for which operating system?
Remember where EBCDIC originated!
Given a string that includes accented letters and symbols, discuss how you would ensure compatibility across different systems using character encoding. Which standards would you choose and why?
Think about the limitations of older encoding systems.
Explore the impact of shifting from EBCDIC to Unicode for a software application that previously depended heavily on EBCDIC. What considerations must be made during this transition?
Consider the technical adjustments required when changing foundational structures.
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