How many bits are required to represent (1000)₁₀ in BCD code?
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How many bits are required to represent (1000)₁₀ in BCD code?
- A.
16 bits
- B.
10 bits
- C.
32 bits
- D.
4 bits
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Correct answer: A
In BCD, each individual decimal digit is represented by a fixed 4-bit binary sequence:
The digit 1 is represented as 0001.
The digit 0 is represented as 0000.
The digit 0 is represented as 0000.
The digit 0 is represented as 0000.
Since (1000)₁₀ consists of 4 decimal digits, the total number of bits is 4X4 = 16.