The invention of the common computing structural code system known as the ASCII format was directed by whom? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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The invention of the common computing structural code system known as the ASCII format was directed by whom?

A. Bob Bemer and the ASA committee

B. Dennis Ritchie

C. Bill Gates

D. Alan Turing

Answer: Option A

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Bemer led the standardization of the American Standard Code for Information Interchange in 1963, unifying electronic alpha-numeric notation.

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Correct Answer: Option A

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