How does a computer (processor) distinguish the bit sequence 0000 from 00000?

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ulilu13722017-03-01 09:32:14

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ulilu1372, 2017-03-01 09:32:14

I would like to know more and the literature, where this issue is described in detail.

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VoidVolker, 2017-03-01
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No, because both the first and second are zeros. When 0 is written, in fact 8/16/32/64 zero bits are implied (the specific number depends on the platform and context).

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aol-nnov, 2017-03-01
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read about coding information.

not necessarily all your zeros will be encoded by low levels (self-synchronizing codes)
there are synchronization signals