Practice Information Representation And Number Systems (7.3) - Computer Organization and Architecture: A Pedagogical Aspect

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Question 1.
Convert the decimal number 10 to binary.
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Divide by 2 repeatedly and note the remainders.
Question 2.
What symbols are used in the binary number system?
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Think about how many unique digits are needed for base 2.
3Question 3.
What is the base of the binary number system?
- 2
- 10
- 8
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Think about how many digits it uses.
4Question 4.
Two's complement is used for what purpose?
- True
- False
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Recall how we represent negatives.
Question 5.
Convert the decimal number 30 to binary, octal, and hexadecimal.
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Use repeated division by the respective base.
Question 6.
Using 8 bits, represent -10 in two's complement.
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Find 10 in binary, invert the bits, and add one.

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