Character Sets - Match-up

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Character
Character Set
ASCII
Unicode
Backward Compatibility


Answers
A character set that uses 16 bits per character, capable of representing over 65,000 characters, including many international symbols
A collection of characters represented in binary form that computers use to display text
An individual letter, number, or symbol used in writing and communication
The ability of newer systems to understand and work with data or formats from older systems
American Standard Code for Information Interchange, a 7-bit character set encoding 128 characters
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