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Which of the following binary (base-2) numbers is largest? A) 11000000 B) 01111111 C) 00000001 D) 10111111

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The largest binary number is:

A) 11000000

From the information given, we have that the binary includes;

11000000

01111111

00000001

10111111

In binary, the leftmost bit holds the highest value. Among the options given, this number begins with the highest significant bit (1), followed by 6 bits set to 0, making it the largest binary number.

The other numbers either have the highest bit set to 0 in the case of B, C, and D, or have fewer leading 1s compared to A, making them smaller in value in this context.

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