A digital computer stores all kinds of data (text, numbers, images, audio and video) in binary (base 2) instead of decimal (base 10), which we human beings are used to. Explain why this is the case and discuss the different binary representations that are used for this. b) An 8-bit binary number is used to represent an analog value in the range from 150 ounces to 700 ounces, determine the resolution of the system and interprete your result.

A digital computer stores all kinds of data (text, numbers, images, audio and video) in binary (base 2) instead of decimal (base 10), which we human beings are used to. Explain why this is the case and discuss the different binary representations that are used for this. b) An 8-bit binary number is used to represent an analog value in the range from 150 ounces to 700 ounces, determine the resolution of the system and interprete your result.

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Systems Architecture

7th Edition

ISBN:9781305080195

Author:Stephen D. Burd

Publisher:Stephen D. Burd

Chapter3: Data Representation

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