FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 4: NUMBER SYSTEMS

Instructions: Give what is asked below. You may write down or type your answers. Show all
necessary justifications.
Cheating in any form shall be subjected to disciplinary action.

I. Watch the video accessed through this link:

https://www.facebook.com/uniladmag/videos/429227444941337
Answer the questions below in complete sentences, one sentence per number. (10pts)
1. What number system is involved in the problem discussed in the video? (2pts)
The number system that was involved in the video was the decimal number system.
2. Why is the given number system appropriate for its use in the issue discussed in
video?
The given number system was appropriate such that the decimal number system is
easier to comprehend by humans compared to hexadecimal, binary and other number
systems where its utilization is only done on specific fields such as programming.
3. If the number system used was altered, would this prevent the problem addressed in
the video? Why or why not? (4pts)
No, because the android system wants to balance the colors by giving them the same
number of Pixel Luminance for an ordinary Android Phone to function properly.
II. Perform the following conversions. (3pts each)
1. FADE base 16 to base 8 = 1753368

F A D E

1111 1010 1101 1110

001 111 101 011 011 110

1 7 5 3 3 6

2. 1110011100 base 2 to base 5 = 121445

= (1x29)+(1x28)+(1x27)+(0x26)+(0x25)+(1x24)+(1x23)+(1x22)+(0x21)+(0x20)
 = 512 + 256 + 128 + 0 + 0 + 16 + 8 + 4 + 0 + 0
= 924

5 924

5 184 4

5 36 4

5 7 1

5 1 2

III. Write at most 2 sentences about the current applications of either the ternary or octal
number system; choose only one. Cite your sources, and don’t forget to paraphrase. (4pts)

The octal number system is commonly used in the field of computer science in order to
code or to write an encrypted language in which only the computer can interpret. This is
because it only takes 3-bit to express a digit in binary and it is simple to convert it to binary
and the other way around, which means it takes fewer steps to calculate and the possibility of
making errors are reduced.

Byju’s. (n.d.). Octal Number System. https://byjus.com/maths/octal-number-system/

Reddy, A. (2018, December 6). Octal Number System. https://www.tutorialspoint.com/octal-
number-system#:~:text=The%20main%20advantage%20of%20using,to%20binary%20and
%20vice%2Dversa.

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