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Numbering Systems
JCAC WEEK2
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Computer Science
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05/20/2010

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What is the range of numbers than can occupy a single digit in a Base 10 System?

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0-9

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What is the term used to identify the placeholder or column with the value of one (1) in any Base system?

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Least Significant Digit

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In the Base 10 System what is the maximum value of a column before it is carried into the next column to the left?

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Nine (9)

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What system does decimal use?

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Base 10

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Counting from the right to the left, what is the decimal value for the 4th Base 10 placeholder or column?

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1000  or  10³

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What are the binary numbers that can occupy a single digit in the Base 2 System?

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0-1

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What is the term used to identify the placeholder or column with the value of one (1) in the Base 2 system?

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Least Significant Bit

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In the Base 2 System, what is the maximum value of a column before it is carried into the next column to the left?

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One (1)

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What Base System doed Binary use?
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Base 2

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What is the most common equipment that used Binary operations?

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Computers and Communication systems

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Binary values can be determined by electronic current, what level of current is represented by a one (1) in computer?

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Positive or High

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In a Binary circuit, what does a negative current represent?

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Zero (0)

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Counting from the right to the left, what is the decimal value for the 4th binary placeholder or column?

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Eight or 2³

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What is the range of numbers that can occupy a single digit in the Base 8 system?

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0-7

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What is the term used to identify the placeholder or column farthest to the left in the Base 8 system?

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Most Significant Digit

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In the Base 8 system, what is the maximum value of a column before it is carried into the next column to the left?

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Seven (7)

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What Base system does Octal use?

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Base 8

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Counting from the right to the left, what is the decimal value for the 3rd Octal placeholder or column?

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64 or 8²

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An Octal digit is represented by how many Binary digits?

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Three (3)

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If the Octal numver was 31, how many Binary bits would you need to represent it in a binary number?

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5 (11  001) or 6 (011  001)

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What are the numbers and characters used to represent the Base 16 system

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0-9 and A-F

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In the Base 16 system, what is the maximum value of a column before it is carried into the next column to the left?

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F  which represents fifteen (15)

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What Base system does Hexadecimal use?

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Base 16

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Counting from the right to the left, what is the decimal value for the 3rd Base 16 placeholder of column?

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256 or 16²

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A Hexadecimal digit is represented by  how many Binary bits?

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Four (4)

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What is the character representation for Hexadecimal that is used/displayed by switches and routers in the config files and other places?

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