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1. In the 1980s, different encoding systems from computer makers led to .

the arrival of 8-bit personal computers

bytes being able to hold numeric values from 0 to 255

encoding errors when exchanging data between machines

developers assigning accented characters to bytes 0 to 255

2. In response to the problems with different encoding systems, developers .

represented all of the world's languages and scripts in one code point

rendered characters according to each application's programming

unified the various encoding systems into one universal character set

declared UTF-8 to be the dominant encoding system

1. What is character encoding?

a system in computer programming that pairs a character in a language set with a sequence of binary digits

a system in programming that encodes hidden commands in game applications

a system in computer programming that changes text characters into pixel patterns

a system in programming that translates one programming language into another

2. What does ASCII stand for?

American Standard Code for Information Interlocution

American Standard Code for Information Interchange

American Standard Code for Intelligent Information

Armenian Standard Code for International Intercommunication

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