When Looking at a Byte of Information in Binary, Such

question 33

Multiple Choice

When looking at a byte of information in binary, such as 11101100, what is the first bit on the left referred to as?​

• A)​major significant bit (MSB)
• B)least significant bit (LSB)
• C)most significant bit (MSB)
• D)leading significant bit (LSB)

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