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The maximum number of bits sufficient to represent an octal number in binary is _______(a) 4(b) 3(c) 7(d) 8I got this question in an international level competition.My doubt stems from The Octal Number System topic in chapter Number Systems of Computer Fundamentals

Answer» CORRECT CHOICE is (b) 3

The best explanation: The octal number system comprises of only 8 digits. HENCE, three bits (23 = 8) are sufficient to represent any octal number in the BINARY format.


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