Question 12
A secret computer uses binary strings. Rule 1: five bits represent 0–31, with place values 16,8,4,2,1 from left to right. The examples are 00001=1, 00101=4+1=5, 11111=16+8+4+2+1=31.
Rule 2: assign A–Z the numbers 1–26 and encode with five bits, for example A=1 (00001), B=2 (00010), C=3 (00011), Z=26 (11010). Rule 3: prefix 0 for a letter or 1 for a number, making each symbol six bits. Thus 000001 means letter A, while 100001 means number 1. What does the 18-bit string 000011100100000010 mean?
Rule 2: assign A–Z the numbers 1–26 and encode with five bits, for example A=1 (00001), B=2 (00010), C=3 (00011), Z=26 (11010). Rule 3: prefix 0 for a letter or 1 for a number, making each symbol six bits. Thus 000001 means letter A, while 100001 means number 1. What does the 18-bit string 000011100100000010 mean?