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COM 101 Information Representation and Number Systems Objective Question

Question

What is the binary number 01100001 equivalent to in decimal, and what character does it represent in ASCII?
Options
A 65, 'A'
B 97, 'a'
Correct Answer
C 66, 'B'
D 98, 'b'
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

The ASCII table shows that the binary code 01100001 corresponds to the decimal value 97, which represents the lowercase letter 'a'. Uppercase 'A' is 01000001 (decimal 65).

Hint

Refer to the provided mapping of binary codes to decimal values and characters for lowercase 'a'.

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