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Computer ScientistslikeStarting at Zero
2 places one hundred 2 shapepatterns
Binary 081
000 000
00 002 etc
Eachplace valuerepresents a bitbinarydigitwhich can be a zero or one
8 bites 1 byte
7 00000111
20 00010100
First bit is on theright
Unit 1 Lesson 4
Name(s)_______________________________________________ Period ______ Date ___________________
Activity Guide - Flippy Do Part 1
Directions
Use your Flippy Do to answer the questions.
All 4-Bit Numbers: Fill in the binary equivalents for the decimal numbers below. We’ve started the first three for you.
Binary: 4-bit number Decimal Binary: 4-bit number Decimal
0000 0
1000 8
0001 1
1001 9
0010 2
1010 10
0011 3 1011 11
0100 4 1100 12
0101 5 1101 13
0110 6 1110 14
0111 7 1111 15
What do you notice when you compare the odd numbers with the even numbers? What might explain this?
Binary Numbers with exactly one 1: Complete the chart with all 8-bit binary numbers that have exactly one 1.
We’ve done the first two for you.
Binary: 8-bit number Decimal Binary: 8-bit number Decimal
(with exactly one 1) (with exactly one 1)
0000 0001 1
00010000 16
0000 0010 2
00100000 32
0000 0100
4 01000000 64
00001000 8 10000000 728
What do you notice about the decimal equivalents above?
Computer Science Principles 1
Unit 1 Lesson 4
Conversion Practice: Find the equivalent binary or decimal numbers below.
Binary Decimal Binary Decimal
100
4 101 5
101
5 10001
17
1101
13 111111 63
0001 1111 64
31 1000000
0010 0000
32 1111111 127
1010 1010
170 1000000000
256
1111 1111 513
.
255 1000000001
When you add a zero to the right of a decimal number, it multiplies its value by 10 (For example, “15” becomes “150”).
What similar result happens to the value of a binary number when you add a zero on the right? (For example, “11”
would become “110”).
The value of thebinary number doubles
Do the binary numbers “0011” and “000011” have the same value or different values? Explain.
heyhavethesamevaluebecause it doesn'tmatterhowmany zeros you addtowardstheW
Would two bits be enough to assign a unique binary number to each vowel in the English language? Explain.
No 2 bits can onlyrepresent 4binarynumbersbutthereare 5vowels
How many bits would you need if you wanted to count up to the decimal number 1000?
10 bits
Computer Science Principles 2
Bit Single Binary Digit
Byte 8 Bites
Every 1024 we moveuptonextsizeofbyte
Byte B 8 bits
Kilobyte KB 1024bytes 103 bytes
Megabyte MB 1024KBB 10 bytes
Gigabyte GB 1024MB 10 bytes
Terabytes TB 1024GB 102 bytes
