Question: 5. [8 Points] Given an algorithm that determines the number of 1 bits in the bit string S, determine the time complexity of the algorithm:
5.[8 Points] Given an algorithm that determines the number of 1 bits in the bit string S, determine the time complexity of the algorithm:
procedure bit count (S: bit string) count: = 0
while S 0
count: = count+1
S: = S (S1)
return count {count is the number of 1s in S}
Here S1 is the bit string obtained by changing the rightmost 1 bit of S to a 0 and all the 0 bits to the right of this to 1s. [Note: the step "S: = S (S1)" performs the bitwise AND operation of S and S1.]
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