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COM 101 COM 101 Past Questions Objective Question

Question

The possible number of bit patterns with 8 bits
Options
A 128
B 256
Correct Answer
C 64
D 8
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

With n bits, you can have 2^n possible patterns. For 8 bits, 2^8 = 256 different patterns, ranging from 00000000 to 11111111.

Hint

Number of patterns = 2^(number of bits).

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