The _____ is the preferred character set for several types of web programming languages, such as HTML, JavaScript, and XML.
A) American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)
B) Unicode Transformation Format (UTF)-8
C) Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC)
D) Binary Transformation Format (BTF)-8

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UTF-8 is a widely supported character encoding format that can represent all possible characters in various languages, making it the preferred choice for web programming languages such as HTML, JavaScript, and XML. ASCII and EBCDIC are older character encoding formats that are not as versatile and comprehensive as UTF-8. BTF-8 is not a real character encoding format.

The _____ Is the Preferred Character Set for Several Types