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10 a i Convert 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 into denary.

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ii Convert 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 into denary.

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b i Add together 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 and 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1, giving your answer in binary.

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ii Convert your answer in part b i to denary.

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11 a Write down the largest number that can be represented by the following binary register.

Give your answer in binary and denary form:

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b i Add together 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 and 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1, giving your answer as an 8-bit binary

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ii Comment on your answer to part b i.

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12 An 8-bit binary register contains the following value:

0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0

a Write down the denary value of the register.

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b The contents of the register undergo a logical shift one place to the right.

i Show the result of this right shift:

ii Write down the denary value of your answer to part b i.

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iii The register in part b i now undergoes a further logical shift two places to the right.
Comment on your result.

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c The content of the original register (shown in part a) now undergoes a logical shift two places
to the left.

i Show the contents of the register after this left shift operation.

ii State, with reasons, the effect of this shift on the denary value shown in part a.

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13 a Convert the denary numbers, 37 and 19, into 8-bit binary numbers:

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b Add together the two binary numbers in part a, and give your answer in binary.

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c Carry out a logical shift, two places to the left, on your result from part b.

Comment on your answer.

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d Carry out a logical shift, four places to the right, on your result from part b.

Comment on your answer.

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14 A computer system uses two’s complement notation.

a Complete the headings for an 8-bit binary number which uses two’s complement:
64 32 16 8 4 2 1
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b Write down i the most negative and ii the most positive numbers that can be stored in an
8-bit register which uses two’s complement. Give your answers in both denary and binary
format.

i most negative:

denary value:

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