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
American Standard Code for Information Interchange, a 7-bit character set encoding 128 characters
The ability of newer systems to understand and work with data or formats from older systems
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