If a term paper consisted 42 pages, each containing 40 lines of 100 symbols each (counting each space as a symbol), was to be encoded using Unicode, how many bytes of storage space would be required?
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To determine the number of bytes required to store the term paper, we need to calculate the total number of symbols in the paper.
Given that each page contains 40 lines and each line contains 100 symbols (including spaces), we can calculate the number of symbols per page:
Symbols per page = 40 lines * 100 symbols = 4000 symbols
Since the term paper consists of 42 pages, we can calculate the total number of symbols in the paper:
Total symbols = Symbols per page * Number of pages = 4000 symbols * 42 pages = 168,000 symbols
Now, we need to consider the Unicode encoding for storage. Unicode generally uses UTF-8 or UTF-16 encoding.
UTF-8 assigns each character a variable length, ranging from 1 to 4 bytes per character. On average, UTF-8 uses 2 bytes per character. So, to estimate the storage space required using UTF-8 encoding, we can multiply the total number of symbols by 2:
Storage space (UTF-8) = Total symbols * 2 = 168,000 symbols * 2 = 336,000 bytes
Therefore, if the term paper were encoded using UTF-8, it would require approximately 336,000 bytes of storage space.