Binary - Decimal
Convert the following to Base-10:
11
3
Convert the following to binary:
2
10
How many bits does the following number have?
1011?
4
Binary is know as base what?
Base 2
Convert the following to Base-10:
101
Convert the following to binary:7
111
Binary Digit
The decimal system is known as base what?
Base 10
Convert the following to Base-10:
1111
15
Convert the following to binary:
17
10001
How many bits are in a byte?
When thinking about how binary relates to electrical current in computers, "1" and "0" refer to wiring or transistors being in these two states:
"on" or "off"
Convert the following to Base-10:
11001
Convert the following to binary:
29
11101
How many different numbers could be represented by a a byte?
256 different numbers
Name two types of information that computers store as binary information
images, text, sound, movies, etc.
Convert the following to Base-10:
101010
42
Convert the following to binary:51
110011
In computing, a 4-bit aggregation is know as which of the following:
A) Slyce
B) Nybble
C) Chyp
D) Pyce
Nybble (Or nibble)
Why do computers use base 2 and not some other base?
It's easiest to distinguish between 2 distinct electrical states: "on" or "off"