Using binary

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  • Created on: 20-06-22 19:22
What is a nibble?
A group of 4 bits
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What is a byte?
A group of 8 bits
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How many combinations are there in 3 bits?
8 combinations (2^3)
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How many combinations are there in 8 bits?
128 bits (2^8)
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How do you convert denary to binary using Two's Complement?
1.write it as a positive unsigned integer
2. Flip the bits
3. add 1
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how do you convert binary to denary using two's complement?
1. flip the bits
2. add 1
3. convert binary to denary
4. denary x -1
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What are the rules of binary addition?
0 + 0 = 0
1 + 0 = 1
1 + 1 = 0 (1)
1 + 1 + 1 = 1 (1)
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How do you perform a logical shift to the left?
Each digit moves to the left, any new spaces on the right are replaced with 0's
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How do you perform a logical shift to the right?
Each digit moves to the right, any new spaces on the left are replaced with 0's
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what is overflow?
when an operation produces a result that requires more bits to store it than available in a computer
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how do you represent an overflow in addition?
(1)10101010
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what are the hexadecimal values?
1-9 = 1-9
10 - 15 = ABCDEF
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