Binary Code Basics
This worksheet introduces students to the fundamentals of binary code, including conversion between binary and decimal numbers.
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Binary Code Basics
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Read each question carefully and provide your answers in the space provided. Show all your work for conversion problems.
1. Binary code is a number system that uses only two symbols: and . These are often referred to as bits.
2. In the decimal system, each digit's place value is a power of . In binary, each digit's place value is a power of .
3. What is the place value of the '1' in the binary number 1010?
1
2
4
8
4. Convert the binary number 1101 to its decimal equivalent. Show your work.
5. Convert the binary number 10011 to its decimal equivalent. Show your work.
6. Convert the decimal number 25 to its binary equivalent. Show your work.
7. Convert the decimal number 14 to its binary equivalent. Show your work.
8. The binary number 10 is equivalent to the decimal number 2.
True
False
9. A byte is typically composed of 4 bits.
True
False