The following is a string of ASCII characters whose bit patterns have been converted into hexadecimal for compactness: 73 F4 E5 76 E5 4A EF 62 73. Of the eight bits in each pair of digits, the leftmost is a parity bit. The remaining bits are the ASCII code. (a) Convert the string to bit form and decode the ASCII. (b) Determine the parity used: odd or even?

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 The following is a string of ASCII characters whose bit patterns have been converted into
hexadecimal for compactness: 73 F4 E5 76 E5 4A EF 62 73. Of the eight bits in each pair
of digits, the leftmost is a parity bit. The remaining bits are the ASCII code.
(a) Convert the string to bit form and decode the ASCII.
(b) Determine the parity used: odd or even? 

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