IGCSE Computer Science Homework Answer Sheet

Part A: Binary and Hexadecimal Conversion

1. Convert the following binary numbers to hexadecimal:

a) 10110111 = B7
b) 11101101 = ED
c) 11001010 = CA
d) 10010110 = 96

2. Convert the following hexadecimal numbers to binary:

a) 3F = 00111111
b) A7 = 10100111
c) B2 = 10110010
d) 5C = 01011100

3. Convert the following binary numbers to decimal:

a) 11011001 = 217
b) 10101010 = 170
c) 10011100 = 156
d) 01100101 = 101

4. Convert the following decimal numbers to binary:

a) 45 = 00101101
b) 123 = 01111011
c) 255 = 11111111
d) 97 = 01100001

Part B: Representing Negative Numbers Using 2's Complement

1. Find the 2's complement of the following 8-bit binary numbers:

a) 01011001 = 10100111
b) 00110011 = 11001101
c) 00011110 = 11100010
d) 01101010 = 10010110

2. Convert the following signed 8-bit 2's complement binary numbers to decimal:

a) 11100111 = -25
b) 10011001 = -103
c) 10101010 = -86
d) 11000001 = -63
3. Convert the following negative decimal numbers to 8-bit 2's complement binary
numbers:

a) -25 = 11100111
b) -78 = 10110010
c) -45 = 11010011
d) -123 = 10000101

Part C: Binary Shifting

1. Perform the following left binary shifts (consider an 8-bit register):

a) Shift the binary number 01010101 two places to the left:

01010100
b) Shift the binary number 00111011 three places to the left:
11011000

2. Perform the following right binary shifts (consider an 8-bit register):

a) Shift the binary number 11010110 two places to the right:

00110101
b) Shift the binary number 10101100 three places to the right:
00010101

3. Explain the effect of shifting a binary number to the left and to the right. Include the impact
on the binary value:

Answer: Shifting a binary number to the left effectively multiplies the number by 2 for each
shift, as it moves the bits to higher powers of 2, filling with 0s on the right. Shifting a binary
number to the right effectively divides the number by 2 for each shift, as it moves the bits to
lower powers of 2, filling with 0s on the left.

Part D: Binary Addition

1. Add together 01011110 and 00111101, giving your answer in binary:

01011110 + 00111101 = 10011011

2. Convert your answer in part a) to denary:

10011011 = 155