How does the number of bits per character in a character set influence the number of unique characters that can be represented? Provide examples from ASCII and Unicode.
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Define ‘character set’ and compare ASCII and Unicode in terms of character capacity and global applicability.
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Explain the process of representing characters in binary and discuss why different character sets may use varying numbers of bits.
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Explain why communication systems, that enable the use of emojis, will make use of the Unicode character set instead of the ASCII character set.
The following table shows the ASCII codes for several characters. Character ASCII Code A 65 B 66 C 67 D 68 Explain, with an example, how a computer would represent ‘DAB’ in ASCII.
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