SOLUTION: 1. If a computer system uses 8 bits (a bit can be a 0 or a 1) to encode a character, how many different characters can be encoded with this system?
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Question 577101: 1. If a computer system uses 8 bits (a bit can be a 0 or a 1) to encode a character, how many different characters can be encoded with this system?
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Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are 2 choices for each bit, so there are
different possible characters.
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