The Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) were developed by:

A.
the United States Federal government

B.
ANSI

C.
ISO

D.
IEEE

E.
IANA

F.
None of the choices.

Explanation:
Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United
States Federal government for use by all nonmilitary government agencies and by government contractors.
Many FIPS standards are modified versions of standards used in the wider community.