chapter 2 part 2 part 1

Decimal Numbers

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

• each # is a column
• if you want to write 11 then it is 2 columns 1/1
• 350, 5600 all the way until 9
• certain # represent the digits

Introduction to binary wksht

A bit about Bits cont

• using 2 symbols all #s can be represented on a calcul as well as performing arithmetic
• a calcul translates the touch on the numeric keypad into series 0s and 1s.
•               - each # then is looked at as a component of its positional values (each a power of 2).

Bits as numbers

• binary # system
• binary denotes all # w. combination of 2 digits.
• Decimal #s are automatically convertedf into binary #s & vice versa
• Binary # processing is completely hidden from the user.