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Programming in C · Quiz 1 · 26 Oct 2025 · September 2025 term

Question 5: What is the minimum number of bits required to represent …

Question 5

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What is the minimum number of bits required to represent all integer values from −120 to +120 in a signed binary representation?

  1. A

    5 Bits

  2. B

    6 bits

  3. C

    7 bits

  4. D

    8 bits

  5. E

    9 bits

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  • D

    8 bits

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Question 5 of 17 in the IIT Madras BS Programming in C (Programming in C) Quiz 1 paper sat on 26 Oct 2025, in the September 2025 term (IIT M DEGREE AN EXAM QDB2 26 Oct 2025). It carries 3 marks.

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