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In a particular encoding, the character codes for '0', '1', '2' and '3' are respectively 010000, 010001, 010010 and 010011. Which code represents the character '3'?.
- A.0011
- B.000011
- C.010011
- D.00000011
Model answer
What a good answer should say
- 010011
Explanation
Why this works
The question gives the character-code mapping directly. Therefore, the code for the character '3' is 010011.
This should not be confused with the pure binary representation of the numerical value 3.
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