What is the cardinality of the alphabet if a message containing 512 characters is 1/2 of a KB?

univerkov | December 26, 2020 | education

the power of the alphabet: N = 2 ^ i i we find from the formula V = Ki => i = V / K 1/2 KB = 512 * 8 bits i = 512 * 8/512 = 8 bits then: N = 2 ^ 8 = 256
Answer: the cardinality of the alphabet is N = 256.

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