Difference between revisions of "CSC103: DT's Notes 1"
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====Evaluating Binary Numbers==== | ====Evaluating Binary Numbers==== | ||
| − | What is the decimal equivalent of the binary number | + | What is the decimal equivalent of the binary number 11001 in decimal? To find out, we return to the decimal system and see how we evaluate, or find the value represented by a decimal number. For example: |
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So the rule here is that to find the value or weight of a number written in a particular base is to multiply each digit by the base raised to increasing powers, starting with the power 0 for the rightmost digit. | So the rule here is that to find the value or weight of a number written in a particular base is to multiply each digit by the base raised to increasing powers, starting with the power 0 for the rightmost digit. | ||
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| + | Let's try that for the binary number 11001. The base is 2 in this case, so the value is computed as: | ||
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| + | 1 x 2<sup>4</sup> + 1 x 2<sup>3</sup> + 0 x 2<sup>2</sup> + 0 x 2<sup>1</sup> + 1 x 2<sup>0</sup> | ||
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| + | = 1 x 16 + 1 x 8 + 0 x 4 + 0 x 2 + 1 x 1 | ||
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| + | = 16 + 8 + 0 + 0 + 1 | ||
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| + | = 25 in decimal | ||
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