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Digital Literacy Computer Basics Computer Basics Binary

Posted by Moe Myint Kyal Sin
Moe Myint Kyal Sin
Courses Plus Student 553 Points

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what is the answer?

2 Answers

Tom Finet
Tom Finet
7,027 Points

Hi there,

Since there is only one 1 in the byte, we only have to count its position from the right, which is 4. This means that the answer is 2^3 = 8. Since all the other bits have a value of 0 we can ignore them and find the value of the bit with the value of 1. In this case the answer is 8.

William Li
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points

Sarah Finet , it's done, you answer is worthy of the best answer. :)

Moe Myint Kyal Sin
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Moe Myint Kyal Sin
Courses Plus Student 553 Points
Moe Myint Kyal Sin
Moe Myint Kyal Sin
Courses Plus Student 553 Points

thanks you so much for helping :)

Tom Finet
Tom Finet
7,027 Points

consider up voting and making my answer best answer so that it can help others too.

Happy coding!

Tom Finet
Tom Finet
7,027 Points

Thanks for the support appreciated!