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.