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Reputation: 65
What is the binary to decimal conversion of something with 9 bits?
A byte has 8 bits. Does the 9th bit represent 2^9 = 512? Or does it start over at 2^0 = 1?
What would the decimal conversion of a binary like 101100101 be?
Upvotes: 0
Views: 420
Answers (1)
Malcolm McLean
Reputation: 6404
- Or maybe it's a flag for negatives or maybe a parity bit. Maybe it's even a extra 1 to allow numbers 0-256.
Bits don't mean anything in and of themselves, they only mean what the person who originated the data say that they mean.
Upvotes: 3
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