A. 8 Bits
B. 16 Bits
C. 17 Bits
D. 64 Bits

Solution

A. 8 Bits

Explanation

<p> <span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The basic ASCII set uses </span><b style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">7 bits</b><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> for each character, giving it a total of 128 unique symbols. The extended ASCII character set uses 8 bits, which gives it an additional 128 characters.</span></p>