Practice Computer Organization And Architecture: A Pedagogical Aspect (7.1) - Computer Organization and Architecture: A Pedagogical Aspect

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Question 1.
Convert the decimal number 10 to binary.
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Use repeated division by 2.
Question 2.
What is the base of the decimal number system?
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Count the digits from 0 to 9.
3Question 3.
What is the binary representation of decimal 75?
- 111001
- 1001011
- 101110
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Break down 75 into powers of 2.
4Question 4.
True or False: Hexadecimal is a base-10 number system.
- True
- False
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Recall that hexadecimal uses 0-9 and A-F.
Question 5.
Given the decimal number 156, convert it to binary and hexadecimal. Then explain the steps you took.
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Break down 156 into smaller divisors for each base.
Question 6.
If a computer uses 16 bits for integers, what is the maximum positive value it can store? Explain your reasoning.
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Recall the formula 2^n - 1 for maximum values.

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