Week 1: Data and Number Systems (Binary, Hex, Decimal)

Question 1

What is the function of a bit?

Answer 1

To store information and manipulate things.

Question 2

What are the positives of a digital signal?

Answer 2

They’re easier to:

• Modify & design
• Store data
• Maintain acc. and prec.
• Program ops.
• Protect from noise
• Create an IC chip

Question 3

Why do we use binary?

Answer 3

Because it’s flexible and allows us to represent a number of states given we have enough bits.