While only 7 bits are needed per ascii code, most computers use 8 bits per ascii code. if an email message has 500 characters, how many bits would a computer use to store that email, using 8 bits per ascii code

If an email message has 500 characters, computer would use 7 bits to store that email.

Explanation:

The basic ASCII set uses 7 bits for each character. This gives each character a total of 128 unique symbols. But the extended ASCII character set uses 8 bits. Because of this, there is an additional 128 characters.

The extra character that is present in the 8 bits extended ASCII character has characters from foreign languages and special symbols and characters which can be used to draw images and pictures.

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