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Download Solution PDFThe MSB of a binary number has a weight of 512. The number consists of ______.
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KVS TGT WET (Work Experience Teacher) 8 Jan 2017 Official Paper
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Option 2 : 10 bits
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- In binary numbers, each bit has a weight twice that of the previous bit. The least significant bit has a weight of 1, then next 2 and so on.
- The LSB represents a value of 1 and then the successive bits has values of the order 2n-1.
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LSB: In a binary number, the bit furthest to the right is called the least significant bit (LSB).
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MSB: In a binary number, the bit furthest to the left is called the most significant bit (MSB).
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The MSB in a 10-bit binary number represents a value/weight of 512 decimals (210-1)
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