Worksheet 1 Binary systems

Unit 1 Data representation

Worksheet 1: Binary systems

Task 1a

For each of the binary values below, write down the decimal equivalent. Use the grid below to
help you.

1) 1101
2) 1111
3) 00100110
4) 10110111

128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1

Task 1b

For each of the decimal values below, write down the binary equivalent.

1) 18
2) 57
3) 163
4) 255
What do you think might happen with values above 255?

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Unit 1 Data representation

Task 2

Mathematical symbols not represented by keys on the regular QWERTY keyboard are
displayed on a computer monitor using an 8x8 grid. Working right to left, columns in the grid are
given binary place values of 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 and 128.

The values from each row are stored in a table, using the place values to calculate the
total. Row one in the figure below gives the value of 3.
a) Complete the values for rows 2-8 to store the square root character√.

Row Value
128

64

32

16

1 1 3
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

b) Draw the lambda character formed from the data values in the table below:

Row Value
128

64

32

16

1 96
2 16
3 16
4 24
5 56
6 52
7 101
8 194

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Task 3

The questions below use 16 bits. Complete the place value headings in the grid for the 10th-16th
bits. Then convert the following binary numbers to denary.

1) 0001 1100 0111 0001

2) 0010 0110 0010 0110
3) 1111 1111 1111 1111

256

128

64

32

16

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Convert 19,675 to binary using the table below:
256

128

64

32

16