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Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Computer Science practice

A system needs to represent 256 unique symbols. What is the minimum number of bits required for each symbol?

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A system needs to represent 256 unique symbols. What is the minimum number of bits required for each symbol?.

  1. A.7 bits
  2. B.8 bits
  3. C.9 bits
  4. D.10 bits

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