Q625
The data appearing first in the left portion of punched card is
A.
descriptive data
B.
coded data
AnswerC.
quantitative data
D.
All of the above
E.
None of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
IBM and other manufacturers used many different 80-column card character encodings. A 1969 American National Standard defined the punches for 128 characters and was named the Hollerith Punched Card Code (often referred to simply as Hollerith Card Code), honoring Hollerith.