A text file stores each character using 7-bit ASCII.
Identify the denary ASCII code for the space character.
Mark scheme
- A 32 (1)
- The only correct answer is A. The correct answer is 32.
- B is not correct because 33 is the ASCII code for the exclamation mark (!)
- C is not correct because 48 is the ASCII code for the character 0
- D is not correct because 65 is the ASCII code for the uppercase letter A
Example answers and how they were marked
Full marks1/1
A 32
Why: Correct option: the space character has the ASCII code 32 (1).
No marks0/1
C 48
Why: Near miss scoring 0: 48 is the ASCII code for the character 0, not the space character.
No marks0/1
D 65
Why: Misconception scoring 0: 65 is the ASCII code for the uppercase letter A, so a well-known code is given but not the code for a space.