Binary Numbers and Integer Representations

Question 1

Binary Numbers are?

Answer 1

Base 2
Only use the binary digits 0 and 1
Easy to encode on a compute since only 2 states need to be distinguished

Question 2

Unsigned Integers are?

Answer 2

Encoded using binary numbers

Question 3

Signed Integers are?

Answer 3

Most commonly encoded using the two’s complement representation

Question 4

The process to negate a number is?

Answer 4

Take the one’s complement by changing all 0s to 1s and vise-versa.
Add 1 to the result

Question 5

Hexadecimal Numbers are?

Answer 5

Base 16
Use the digits 0-9, A-F
Are commonly used as a shorthand for denoting 4-bit patterns

Question 6

Octal Numbers are?

Answer 6

Base 8
Use the digits 0-7
May be shorthand for denoting 3-bit patterns

Question 7

What are the different data types?

Answer 7

Byte (8 bits)
Halfword (16 bits)
Word (32 bits)
Doubleword (64 bits)
Quadword (128 bits)