ECE 215 Assignment 1

Do textbook problems 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, and 1-6

The problems are repeated here for those who do not have the textbook yet.

  1. List the octal and hexadecimal numbers from 16 to 32. Using A and B for the last two digits, list the numbers from 10 to 26 in base 12.

  2. What is the exact number of bytes in a system that contains (a) 32K byte, (b) 64M bytes, and (c) 6.4G byte?

  3. What is the largest binary number that can be expressed with 12 bits? What is the equivalent decimal and hexadecimal?

  4. Convert the following numbers with the indicated bases to decimal: (4310)5 and (198)12

  5. Determine the base of the numbers in each case for the following operations to be correct: (a) 14/2 = 5; (b) 54/4 = 13, (c) 24 + 17 = 40.

  6. The solution to the quadratic equation x2 - 11 x + 22 = 0 is x = 3 and x = 6. What is the base of the numbers?


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