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Which of the following bit patterns represents the value 5 in two’s complement notation?

A. 00011010 B. 11111011 C. 00000101 D. 11111011

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Final answer:

Option C, 00000101, is the correct two's complement representation of the value 5, as positive numbers in two's complement notation are represented the same as in standard binary.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question concerns identifying the value 5 in two's complement notation. In two's complement notation, positive numbers are represented in binary form in the same way as in regular binary, which means for the value 5, the last three bits will be 101 because: 4 (2^2) + 0 (2^1) + 1 (2^0) = 5. Looking through the provided options, the correct binary representation of 5 is 00000101 because it matches the pattern of positive numbers and has the rightmost three bits representing the number 5.

The correct answer among the given options is C. 00000101, which is the normal binary representation for the number 5. The two's complement representation is the same as the regular binary representation for positive numbers. Options A and D both represent negative numbers, and option B doesn't match the binary pattern for the number 5.

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