Binary Coding Fundamentals
Explore the basics of binary coding, including converting between binary and decimal, and understanding binary operations.
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Binary Coding Fundamentals
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Read each question carefully and provide your answers in the space provided. Show all your work for conversion problems.
1. Convert the decimal number 27 to its 8-bit binary equivalent:
2. The decimal number 150 is represented in binary as:
3. Convert the decimal number 73 to its 8-bit binary equivalent:
4. What is the decimal equivalent of the binary number 10110?
20
22
24
26
5. The binary number 11111 represents which decimal value?
15
31
63
127
6. Add the following binary numbers. Show your work.
1011 + 0110
7. Add the following binary numbers. Show your work.
11011 + 10101
8. The binary system uses base 10.
True
False
9. A 'bit' is the smallest unit of data in a computer.
True
False
10. Explain why computers use binary code instead of decimal code. Provide at least two reasons.