Number systems worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
place values012806413201618140211

Convert the binary number 0010 1101₂ to decimal. Find N.

0010 1101₂
N =
2.Easy
place valuesF25681621

Convert the hexadecimal number 0xF82 to decimal. Find N.

0xF82A = 10 … F = 15
N =
3.Medium
place values in two's complement1−12806413201618141211

The 8-bit pattern 1010 1111 stores a signed integer in two's complement. What is its value N in decimal?

1010 11118 bit
N =
4.Medium
8-bit two's complement0−12806403201608040201

Set the bits so they store −87 in 8-bit two's complement. Read as an unsigned number, what is the pattern's value U?

N = −878 bit
U =
5.Hard
8 bit1 px800 px600 pxM = ? KiB

An uncompressed image is 800 × 600 pixels with 8 bits per pixel. How much memory M does it take, in KiB (1 KiB = 1024 bytes)?

800 × 600 px8 bit/px1 KiB = 1024 B
M = KiB
6.Hard
click the bits to set them012806403201608040201

Set the bits to the 8-bit result of 0011 0111 >> 2. What is the result's value R in decimal?

0011 0111>> 2
R =

Answer key

  1. 1. N = 45
  2. 2. N = 3970
  3. 3. N = −81
  4. 4. U = 169
  5. 5. M = 468.8 KiB
  6. 6. R = 13

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