The hamming distance between the octets of 0xAA and 0x55 is
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The hamming distance between the octets of 0xAA and 0x55 is
- A.
7
- B.
5
- C.
8
- D.
6
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Correct answer: C
Convert 0xAA to binary (10101010) and 0x55 to binary (01010101). The Hamming distance counts differing bit positions. Since all 8 bits differ between these two octets, the Hamming distance is 8.
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