Why do computers use binary?
Computers use binary because digital electronic circuitry (logic gates) has two states, making binary straightforward to implement and providing noise immunity.
What is a binary number?
A number expressed in the base-2 numeral system, using only the symbols 0 and 1.
What is the radix of the binary system?
The radix (base) is 2.
What is a bit?
A bit is a binary digit, either 0 or 1.
What is a nibble?
A nibble is a group of 4 bits.
What is a byte?
A byte is a group of 8 bits.
How many different values can a nibble represent?
A nibble (4 bits) can represent 16 different values (24 = 16).
How many different values can a byte represent?
A byte (8 bits) can represent 256 different values (28 = 256).
What is the place value of the rightmost bit in a binary number?
The rightmost bit has a place value of 1 (20).
What are the place values for the first four bits from right to left?
The place values are 1, 2, 4, and 8 (20, 21, 22, 23).
Convert binary 1010 to decimal.
1010 in binary = 1×8 + 0×4 + 1×2 + 0×1 = 10 in decimal.
Convert binary 1111 to decimal.
1111 in binary = 8+4+2+1 = 15 in decimal.
Convert decimal 5 to binary.
5 in binary is 101 (4+1).
Convert decimal 12 to binary.
12 in binary is 1100 (8+4).
What is the binary representation of zero?
Zero is represented as 0 in binary.
Count from 0 to 5 in binary.
0, 1, 10, 11, 100, 101.
What is the largest decimal number you can represent with 4 bits?
With 4 bits, the largest decimal number is 15 (1111).
What is the largest decimal number you can represent with 8 bits?
With 8 bits, the largest decimal number is 255 (11111111).
What does 'base two' mean?
Base two means each digit's place value is a power of 2, and only two digits (0 and 1) are used.
What is positional notation?
Positional notation is a system where the value of a digit depends on its position, each position having a place value (e.g., powers of 2 in binary).
Who is credited with the invention of the modern binary number system?
Gottfried Leibniz is credited with the invention, though Thomas Harriot also studied it earlier.
Give an example of an early culture that used binary-like systems.
Ancient Egyptians used Horus-Eye fractions (binary fractions) and binary multiplication; the I Ching in China used binary-like trigrams and hexagrams.
What is the binary representation of decimal 2?
Decimal 2 is 10 in binary.
What is the binary representation of decimal 7?
Decimal 7 is 111 in binary.
What is the binary representation of decimal 16?
Decimal 16 is 10000 in binary (1×16).