EBK STARTING OUT WITH PYTHON
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Chapter 1, Problem 2SA
Program Plan Intro
Tiny switch that can be set either “on” or “off”:
- • The tiny switch that can be set to be either “on” or “off” is called as bit.
- • A bit can be limitedly used to represent a state.
- • The bit can be represented using two different values or numbers that indicate whether the bit is turned on or off.
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