We want to design a synchronous counter that counts the sequence $$0-1-0-2-0-3$$ and then repeats. The minimum number of $$J-K$$ flip-flops required to implement this counter is _________.

Consider the Boolean operator $$ \ne $$ with the following properties:
$$x \ne 0 = x,\,\,x \ne 1 = \overline x ,\,\,x \ne x = 0$$ and $$x \ne \overline x = 1.$$ Then $$x \ne y$$ is equivalent to

The coefficient of $${x^{12}}$$ in $${\left( {{x^3} + {x^4} + {x^5} + {x^6} + ...} \right)^3}\,\,\,\,\,\,$$ is _____________.

A function $$f:\,\,{N^ + } \to {N^ + },$$ defined on the set of positive integers $${N^ + },$$ satisfies the following properties: $$$\eqalign{ & f\left( n \right) = f\left( {n/2} \right)\,\,\,\,if\,\,\,\,n\,\,\,\,is\,\,\,\,even \cr & f\left( n \right) = f\left( {n + 5} \right)\,\,\,\,if\,\,\,\,n\,\,\,\,is\,\,\,\,odd \cr} $$$

Let $$R = \left\{ i \right.|\exists j:f\left( j \right) = \left. i \right\}$$ be the set of distinct values that $$f$$ takes. The maximum possible size of $$R$$ is _____________________.