1.2.4 Converting Data - B&D

Question 1

What is Denary

Answer 1

Standard number based system

Question 2

What base system is denary?

Answer 2

Base 10
(0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)

Question 3

What base system is binary?

Answer 3

Base 2

Question 4

Binary

Answer 4

Language of computers

Question 5

What is 8-but structure?

Answer 5

124 64 32 16 8 4 2 1

Question 6

What does 8-bit structure replace?

Answer 6

Each number with a binary switch (1 or 0, on or off)

Question 7

What is rule one of binary?

Answer 7

0+0=0

Question 8

What is rule two of binary?

Answer 8

1+0=1

Question 9

What is rule three of binary?

Answer 9

1+1=10 (binary for 2)

Question 10

What is rule four of binary?

Answer 10

1+1+1=11 (binary for 3)

Question 11

What is an overflow error?

Answer 11

Anything over the value of 255 (11111111) produces and overflow error

Question 12

Why does overflow errors occur?

Answer 12

There being nowhere else for the additional digit to be stored or handled

Question 13

What does a binary left shit do?

Answer 13

Multiply

Question 14

What does a binary right shit do?

Answer 14

Divide

Question 15

Where is the MSB?

Answer 15

First number on the left

Question 16

Where is the LSB?

Answer 16

First number in the right