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Only 128 characters can be represented
Small file sizes for plain English text
Letters stored in sequence, easy to convert
No codes for accented letters
Covers all English keyboard characters
No spare codes to add new symbols
Each character needs only 7 bits
Cannot represent emoji
Standard code used worldwide
Cannot store Chinese or Japanese characters
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