The process of transforming one bit pattern into another by bit wise operation is called ___________.

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The correct option is A masking
The process of transforming one bit pattern into another by bitwise operation is called masking.
Bitwise operation:-

A bitwise operation operates on one or more bit patterns or binary numerals at the level of their individual bits. It is a fast, primitive action directly supported by the central processing unit (CPU), and is used to manipulate values for comparisons and calculations.
Masking:-

A mask is data that is used for bitwise operations, particularly in a bit field. Using a mask, multiple bits in a byte, nibble, word etc. can be set either on, off or inverted from on to off in a single bitwise operation.

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