Odd Parity of 100011010
How to calculate odd parity bit of binary number 100011010?
Step 1: Gather your Data
Collect the data bits that you want to include in your message. The binary number 100011010 consists of 9 (nine) bit data sequence.
Step 2: Count the Number of 1s
Count the number of 1s in your data sequence. In our example, there are 4 (four) 1s.
Step 3: Determine Parity
Determine whether the number of 1s in your bits is odd or even. Since we have four 1s in example with 100011010, which is an even number, we need to set the parity bit to 1, to make the total number of 1s odd .
Step 4: Append the Parity Bit
Append the parity bit (1) to the end of your number.
The resulting message becomes: 1000110101.
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