Question

In present day computing, which code is used and is accepted worldwide?
1. ASCII
2. Hollerith Code
3. EBCDIC
4. ISCII

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : ASCII

The correct answer is ASCII.

• In present-day computing, ASCII is used and is accepted worldwide.
• ASCII:
  • It is abbreviated from American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
  • It is a character encoding standard for electronic communication.
  • ASCII codes represent text in computers, telecommunications equipment, and other devices.  ​

• Charles Babbage is known as the father of the computer.
• High-Level Language:
  • It is a programmer-friendly language.
  • It needs a compiler/interpreter to be translated into machine code.
• Low-level language:
  • It is a machine-friendly language.
  • It requires an assembler to translate instructions.