Number systems worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
click the bits to set them012806403201608040201

Set the bits so the 8-bit register holds 0x5C. What is the pattern's value N in decimal?

0x5C
N =
2.Easy
place values525601601

Convert the hexadecimal number 0x500 to decimal. Find N.

0x500A = 10 … F = 15
N =
3.Medium
8-bit two's complement?−128?64?32?16?8?4?2?1

Write −40 as an 8-bit two's complement pattern. Read the pattern as an unsigned binary number: what is its value U in decimal?

N = −408 bit
U =
4.Medium
8-bit two's complement0−12806403201608040201

Set the bits so they store −117 in 8-bit two's complement. Read as an unsigned number, what is the pattern's value U?

N = −1178 bit
U =
5.Hard
click the bits to set them012806403201608040201

Set the bits to the 8-bit result of 1011 0000 >> 2. What is the result's value R in decimal?

1011 0000>> 2
R =
6.Hard
1256 codes, b = ? bits?2ᵇ⁻¹…?4?2?1

A system must give every one of 1256 items its own binary code of the same length. What is the smallest number of bits b needed?

1256
b = bit

Answer key

  1. 1. N = 92
  2. 2. N = 1280
  3. 3. U = 216
  4. 4. U = 139
  5. 5. R = 44
  6. 6. b = 11 bit

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