Editor's Note: This is the first article in a two-part series on decimal representations and decimal arithmetic in general, and on Binary Coded Decimal (BCD) in particular. In this first installment, ...

My last column introduced the concepts underlying BCD (binary-coded-decimal) representations. In particular, we considered unsigned versus 10s-complement versions of BCD numbers. In this column we are ...

Part of the knowledge set required for network administrators and architects is understanding how network devices use IPv4 addressing and how computer systems use binary. Humans use decimal-based ...

A worksheet on converting binary numbers to decimal using tables. Detailed solutions are included. This binary to decimal maths worksheet is a no-prep activity testing base-2 place value and exponents ...

This chapter begins with an introduction to arithmetic operations in binary, octal, and hexadecimal numbers. The tens-complement and nines-complements in the decimal system and the twos-complement and ...

A clear, structured and fully editable lesson introducing binary numbers, binary arithmetic and bitwise shifts — essential knowledge for success in Data Representation and Computer Systems. Designed ...

Decimal notation describes numbers using the digits 1 through 10. Binary notation describes them using just two digits, 1 and 0, where each bit in a string represents a power of 2. The right-most bit ...

When anyone is first introduced to the topic of digital computers, they are almost invariably told that these machines are based on binary (base-2) logic and the binary number system, where “binary” ...