Chapter 2, Problem 48CRP

Explanation of Solution

Determine the number of bits that must be transmitted by the keyboard:

The typist types forty words per minute. Each word consists of six characters and all characters are encoded in ASCII.

• The number of characters the person types in a minute is : $6\times 40$
• The number of characters the person types in a second is : $\frac{6\times 40}{60}$
• The number of bits in a character is $8\text{bits}$.
• The number of bits that must be transmitted by the keyboard is

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