Question

Which of the given statements is incorrect about ASCII and Hexadecimal?

(a) Computers store sequence information as simple rows of sequence characters called strings, which are similar to the sequences shown on the computer terminal

(b) Each character is stored in binary code in the smallest unit of memory, called a byte

(c) Each character is stored in binary code in the smallest unit of memory, called a bit

(d) By convention, many of these combinations have a specific definition, called their ASCII equivalent

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Question is taken from Sequence Formats & Computer Storage of Sequences in division Collecting & Storing Sequences in Laboratory of Bioinformatics

Answer 1

Right option is (b) Each character is stored in binary code in the smallest unit of memory, called a byte

Explanation: Each byte comprises 8 bits, with each bit having a possible value of 0 or 1, producing 255 possible combinations. Some ASCII values are defined as keyboard characters, others as special control characters, such as signaling the end of a line (a line feed and a carriage return), or the end of a file full of text (end-of-file character). A file with only ASCII characters is called an ASCII file.