P6 - Problem 1.30 (Hint: Read the section on "ASCII Character Code" (pp. 40-42)) The following is a string of ASCII characters whose bit patterns have been converted into hexadecimal for compactness: C9 EE F3 74 69 74 F5 74 65. Of the eight bits in each pair of digits, the leftmost is a parity bit. The remaining bits are the ASCII code. a) Convert the string to bit form and decode the ASCII. b) Determine the parity used: odd or even