Even Parity of 1010101001
How to calculate even parity bit of binary number 1010101001?
Step 1: Gather your Data
Collect the data bits that you want to include in your message. The binary number 1010101001 consists of 10 (ten) bit data sequence.
Step 2: Count the Number of 1s
Count the number of 1s in your data sequence. In our example, there are 5 (five) 1s.
Step 3: Determine Parity
Determine whether the number of 1s in your bits is even or odd. Since we have five 1s in example with 1010101001, which is an odd number, we need to set the parity bit to 1, to make the total number of 1s even .
Step 4: Append the Parity Bit
Append the parity bit (1) to the end of your number.
The resulting message becomes: 10101010011.
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