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Database System Concepts

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Author:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

Publisher:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

Chapter1: Introduction

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What would be the largest base we could use, given "0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz" for the character set?

a)36 b) 26 c) 50 D) 16

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- We have to talk about the largest base that we can use for the provided character set.

- There are a total of 36 characters in the set of characters provided. So, any base above or equals 36 will work for this character set.

- The options ::

First option states 36. 36 characters are there in this character set and 36 is possible as a base but we have to choose the maximum. So, this option is incorrect.
Second option is 26. There are 36 characters in this character set which cannot be covered in a 26 base representation. So, this option is incorrect.
Third option states 50. There are 36 characters in this character set which can be easily covered with a 50 base and in the given options 50 is the largest base. So, this option is correct.
Fourth option is 16. There are 36 characters in this character set which cannot be covered in a 16 base representation. So, this option is incorrect.

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