Practice Packed And Unpacked Bcd Numbers (2.1.4) - Binary Codes - Part A
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Packed and Unpacked BCD Numbers

Practice - Packed and Unpacked BCD Numbers

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is unpacked BCD?

💡 Hint: Think about how many digits you can store in a register.

Question 2 Easy

How many BCD digits can you store in an 8-bit packed format?

💡 Hint: Count the digits and the total bits available.

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Question 1

How many bits are used for unpacked BCD for a 3-digit number?

8
12
16

💡 Hint: Think about how many bits each digit uses.

Question 2

Packed BCD can store how many decimal digits in an 8-bit register?

1
2
4

💡 Hint: Consider the total number of bits available.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

In a system with 5 BCD digits stored packed, calculate the total bits required and explain the efficiency.

💡 Hint: How many digits are in each byte you can calculate easily?

Challenge 2 Hard

Write a function to convert decimal numbers 12 and 24 into packed BCD format, demonstrating each conversion step.

💡 Hint: Follow the conversion, and remember how you pack them.

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