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A parity bit

  1. Is a check bit added to each 7 to 8-nit characters represented in storage

  2. Is what farmers use to set grain prices

  3. Always produces an odd number of 1 bit in a stored character

  4. Is used to detect human keying errors
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Explanation

A parity bit is a redundant bit added to a group of bits (usually a byte) to ensure the total number of set bits is either even or odd. It is a basic form of error detection used to identify single-bit corruption during data storage or transmission.

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