Context: The committee debated the possibility of a shift function (like in ITA2), which would allow more than 64 codes to be represented by a six-bit code. In a shifted code, some character codes determine choices between options for the following character codes. It allows compact encoding, but is less reliable for data transmission as an error in transmitting the shift code typically makes a long part of the transmission unreadable. The standards committee decided against shifting, and so ASCII required at least a seven-bit code.:215, 236 § 4

Question: Why did the committee debate adding a shift function?
Answer: would allow more than 64 codes to be represented by a six-bit code

Question: What is different in a shifted code?
Answer: some character codes determine choices between options for the following character codes

Question: Why did they decide against shifting code?
Answer: less reliable for data transmission as an error in transmitting the shift code typically makes a long part of the transmission unreadable

Question: What happened after they decided agasint shifting?
Answer: ASCII required at least a seven-bit code

Question: Why did the committee debate adding a character code function?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What is different in a compact code?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Why did they decide against deleting all the code?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What happened after they decided to make all employees work the same schedule?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What allows seven-bit code?
Answer: Unanswerable