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You want to store text containing English letters, Chinese characters, and emojis. Which encoding should you use?

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Intro to Computing - How Data is Represented
You want to store text containing English letters, Chinese characters, and emojis. Which encoding should you use?
AASCII only
BMorse code
CBinary code for numbers only
DUnicode (like UTF-8)
Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:

  1. Step 1: Identify text types

    The text includes English letters, Chinese characters, and emojis, which require a wide range of characters.

  2. Step 2: Choose suitable encoding

    ASCII supports only English letters; binary code and Morse code are not text encodings. Unicode (like UTF-8) supports all these characters.

  3. Final Answer:

    Unicode (like UTF-8) -> Option D

  4. Quick Check:

    Unicode supports all languages and emojis [OK]
Quick Trick: Use Unicode for all languages and emojis [OK]
Common Mistakes:
MISTAKES
  • Choosing ASCII for non-English text
  • Confusing binary code with text encoding
  • Selecting Morse code for digital text storage

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