Chapter 7: Understanding, Searching For, and Bookmarking Data

1. C. Binary is a numbering system consisting of 0 and 1 used by computers to process information.
2. A. Bi refers to two; therefore, a bit can have only two values, 0 or 1.
3. C. A byte consists of 8 bits or two 4-bit nibbles, commonly referred to as the left nibble and right nibble.
4. D. 28 is 2 × 2 eight times, or 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 256.
5. A. Values expressed with the letter h as a suffix are hexadecimal characters. EnCase can display the letter A in text or hexadecimal formats
6. B. Starting from the right, the bits are “on” for bit positions 1 and 8, which totals 9.
7. C and D. A Dword is a 32-bit value. A is incorrect because it depicts 8 binary bits or ...

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