Homework 1
Please do the following exercises starting on page 30 in the book.
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- 6
- Perform the following conversions
- Convert 10110102, to base 8, 10 and 16
- Convert 2648 to base 2, 10 and 16
- Convert 294 to base 2, 8 and 16
- Convert AF3 to base 2, 8 and 16
- Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using a positional number
system (whithout grouping symbols) for commerce.
- How many extra digits are required to represent a number between 256 and 511 in BCD vs binary? What happens as the size of the number increases?
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- 20
- 23 c
- 27 b