Edexcel computer Science - Binary ( Revision )

1) State the base of following number systems

a) Denary / Decimal –

b) Binary –

c) Hexadecimal –

d) Octal –

2) Explain the use of “Binary number system”.

3) Convert the following to denary equivalents

a) 11100101

b) 00100001

c) 11111111

4) What are the binary equivalents of the following denary numbers?

a) 88

b) 153

c) 267
5) Carry out the following binary additions

a) 11010101 + 11110001

b) 10001011 + 00010111

c) 11110111 + 10101010

6) Fill the missing words

Binary digit / 127 / left / two’s complement / 128 / Signed / right

a) When an integer is indicated as being positive or negative, it is

described as being __________

b) ______________ or bit is the smallest unit of data that is

represented in a computer .

c) In a multiple –bit binary number the _________ most bit is called

the MSB.

d) The Most Significant Bit (MSB) is being used for the sign, so the
largest positive number represented by a byte is __________

e) The most common method used to represent signed integers in

modern computers is ___________
7) What is the two’s complement representation of the following
denary numbers?

a) - 115

b) - 55

c) - 80

8) (i) Show your working , carry out the binary addition of 80 + (-43)

9) What are the results of the following shifts on unsigned integers ?

(Logical shift)

a) 01110101 * 24

b) 10010011 / 23

10) Show the following division (Arithmetic shifts)

a) 10001111 / 23

b) 11101010 / 22

c) 10111101 / 21

d) -42 *4

11) Explain the importance of using hexadecimal number system

12) How can the following binary numbers be expressed in
hexadecimal?

a) 01101010

b) 10001111

c) 00110011

13) How can the following hexadecimal numbers be expressed in

binary?

a) C5

b) F9

c) 3E