COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

DATA REPRESENTATION AND NUMBER SYSTEMS

BINARY OCTAL DECIMAL AND HEXADECIMAL NUMBER SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
True or False:The value of the first(rightmost) bit in the binary numbering system is 20?
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The first byte in the binary sequence is considered the most significant because it has the largest value. The hexadecimal number reflects this by listing the MSB first (8F), followed by the LSB (9D). The hexadecimal value, like the binary sequence, is considered big-endian format.

Detailed explanation-2: -Solution: The 0 and 1 in the binary numbering system are called binary digits or Bits. A bit is the smallest unit of data in a computer. A bit has a single binary value, either 0 or 1.

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