The character set used in Windows 2000 operating system is __________ .
2015
The character set used in Windows 2000 operating system is __________ .
- A.
8 bit ASCII
- B.
Extended ASCII
- C.
16 bit UNICODE
- D.
12 bit UNICODE
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Correct answer: C
Answer: 16 bit UNICODE — Windows 2000 uses UTF‑16 (16‑bit code units) as its internal character encoding.
Explanation:
Windows represents wide characters using 16‑bit code units (WCHAR) and historically uses UTF‑16 for internal text handling, which provides broad multilingual support.
ASCII and Extended ASCII are 7‑bit or 8‑bit encodings (at most 256 values) and are insufficient for representing the full range of international characters that Unicode covers.
The idea of a "12‑bit Unicode" is not used in Windows; the correct implementation for Windows 2000 is based on 16‑bit code units (UTF‑16).