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Learn: ASCII vs Unicode - Why More Bits Mean More Characters

OCR GCSE J277 Computer Science specification

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What is the main purpose of encoding?

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ASCII uses {{blank0}} bits to encode up to {{blank1}} characters.

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Which of the following are true about Unicode? (Select all that apply)

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Why does Unicode use more bits than ASCII?

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