Chapter : Number System

INTRODUCTION
A computer is a system of hardware that performs arithmetic operations, manipulates data, and
makes decision.
In digital systems like computer, the quantities are represented by symbol called DIGITS.
DECIMAL NUMBER SYSTEM
The decimal system is composed of 10 numerals or symbols (Deca means 10). These 10 symbols
are 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9. Using these symbols as digits we can express any quantity. This number
system is also called the base-10 system because it has 10 digits.
BINARY NUMBER SYSTEM
Electronic devices such as computers operate with only two voltage levels. Therefore almost
every digital system uses the binary number system as the basic number system of its operations.
The binary system is a base-2 system. There are 2 distinct digits (0 and 1) to represent any
quantity.

Question & Answer

1. Convert following decimal numbers into equivalent binary numbers.
a) 17
b) 23
c) 7
d) 29
e) 19
2. Convert following binary numbers into equivalent decimal numbers
a) 1111
b) 111010
c) 11001
d) 10101
e) 1010111