Computing Fundamentals
Fall 2010
Assignment 01
(Due Wednesday, Nov 10, 2010 before midnight)
Objectives
The objectives of this assignment are
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To gain familiarity with number systems.
Understanding
o How number systems work and
o How computer stores data in memory.
Learning how to convert a number in one representation to another.
Important
This assignment is to be done alone. Absolutely no cooperation is allowed.
You may consult your lecture notes and seek web help while doing the assignment. Try to consult your course text book as much as possible and
the concepts that you learnt in the class.
If you’re stuck at somewhere for long period of time, try using Google or ask it at course wiki. If you’re unable to get it solved, try sending an
email to the instructor.
Happy Working! 
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Computing Fundamentals
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Task
You’re required to
Question 0
At a party, everyone shook hands with everybody else. There were 66 handshakes. How many people were at the party?
Question 1
Convert the following decimal numbers to their octal and hexadecimal representations:
a) 10010 to base 2, base 8, base 16
b) 102410 to base 2, base 8, base 16
c) 6553410 to base 2, base 8, base 16
Question 2
Convert the following binary numbers to their decimal, octal and hexadecimal representations:
d) 100101012 to base 10, base 8, base 16
e) 100001002 to base 10, base 8, base 16
f) 10101010010101112 to base 10, base 8, base 16
g) 110011001100110011001100110011002 to base 8, base 10, base 16
Question 3
Convert the following octal numbers to their binary, decimal and hexadecimal representations:
h) 327678 to base 2, base 10, base 16
i) 13253478 to base 2, base 10, base 16
j) 24367318 to base 2, base 10, base 16
Department of Electrical Engineering, Superior University
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Computing Fundamentals
Fall 2010
Submission Instructions
1. You are required to submit handwritten assignment to your TA.
2. Don’t forget to mention your roll number and assignment number.
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