SOLUTION: A computer has 16 ports and at any given time ports are either in use or not in use. How many possibilities for total port usage? How many of these entail the use of at least one p

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Question 625108: A computer has 16 ports and at any given time ports are either in use or not in use. How many possibilities for total port usage? How many of these entail the use of at least one port?
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A computer has 16 ports and at any given time ports are either in use or not in use.

How many possibilities for total port usage?
answer: 2^16


How many of these entail the use of at least one port?
Answer: 2^16 -1
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