COLLEGE OF COMPUTER STUDIES AND MULTIMEDIA ARTS

CCS0001L
(INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING)

EXERCISE

4
NUMBER SYSTEMS

Student Name / Group

VARON, Isaac Nicolai B.
Name:
Name Role
Members (if Group):

Section:
TDO5
Professor:
Sir. Joseph Calleja
I. PROGRAM OUTCOME/S (PO) ADDRESSED BY THE LABORATORY EXERCISE
 Apply knowledge through the use of current techniques and tools necessary for the IT profession [PO: I]
 Understand best practices and standards and their applications. [PO: M]

II. COURSE LEARNING OUTCOME/S (CLO) ADDRESSED BY THE LABORATORY EXERCISE

 To identify computing resources and technologies and understand their capabilities and limitations. [CLO: 2]
 To select and use appropriate techniques and modern computing tools for computing activities. [CLO: 3]

III. INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME/S (ILO) OF THE LABORATORY EXERCISE

At the end of this exercise, students must be able to:

 Understand the concepts of number systems.
 Convert one number system into another.
 Perform arithmetic operations involving number systems.

IV. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Human beings use a 10 based or decimal number system, possibly because we have ten fingers and ten toes.
Computers use a 2 based or binary system because it can be represented easily in hardware by on-off, open-
closed, charged-uncharged states. For example, a capacitor in RAM memory can be charged or not charged. A
charged state represents a 1 and an uncharged (or not fully charged) state represents a 0. Likewise, data stored
on a hard disk at the molecular level can be magnetically aligned in one pattern or its opposite. Each pattern
represents a 1 or 0.

Decimal numbers can be converted to binary numbers, and vice-versa. This is essential as humans’ work in
decimals and computers work in binary.

Two other forms of number representation can be used to represent integers. They are Octal and Hexadecimal
(Hex for short) systems. The first has a base of 8, the second a base of 16.

This lab helps you understand the methods applied in number system conversion.

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V. LABORATORY ACTIVITY
CONVERSION IN DECIMAL, BINARY, OCTAL, AND HEXADECIMAL

TASK 1: COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING TABLE FOR BINARY, OCTAL, AND HEXADECIMAL
NUMBERS. REPRESENT THE BINARY NUMBERS WITH 4 BITS.

Decimal Binary Octal Hexadecimal Decimal Binary Octal Hexadecimal

0 00002 08 016 8 10002 108 816
1 00012 18 116 9 10012 118 916
2 00102 28 216 10 10102 128 A16
3 00112 38 316 11 10112 138 B16
4 01002 48 416 12 11002 148 C16
5 01012 58 516 13 11012 158 D16
6 01102 68 616 14 11102 168 E16
7 01112 78 716 15 11112 178 F16
TASK 2: NUMBER CONVERSION

1. Binary to Decimal

Binary Decimal
a) 101001102 = 11610
b) 101101112 = 18310

2. Decimal to Binary

Decimal Binary
a) 12510 = 11111012
b) 43610 = 1101101002

3. Octal to Decimal

Octal Decimal
a) 1238 = 838
b) 7568 = 4948

4. Decimal to Octal

Decimal Octal
a) 9810 = 1428
b) 36910 = 5618

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 5. Octal to Binary

Octal Binary
a) 2558 = 101011012
b) 12468 = 10101002

6. Binary to Octal

Binary Octal
a) 101101101012 = 26658
b) 1110101010002 = 72508

7. Hexadecimal to Decimal

Hexadecimal Decimal
a) 15A16 = 34610
b) 2FE16 = 76610

8. Decimal to Hexadecimal

Decimal Hexadecimal
a) 9110 = 5B16
b) 59910 = 25716

9. Hexadecimal to Binary

Hexadecimal Binary
a) 5E8D16 = 01011110100011012
b) 0F4C16 = 00001111010011002

10. Binary to Hexadecimal

Binary Hexadecimal
a) 10011110001110012 = 9E3916
b) 1011011010110011012 = 2DACD16

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 TASK 3. TESTING YOUR NUMBER SYSTEM SKILLS

Tetradecimal, is a number system based on the number 14, and uses the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
and letters A, B, C and D. Using your knowledge gained in number systems, make a table that will show the
decimals 1-50 and its corresponding Tetradecimal digits

DECIMAL TETRADECIMAL
1 114
2 214
3 314
4 414
5 514
6 614
7 714
8 814
9 914
10 A14
11 B14
12 C14
13 D14
14 1014
15 1114
16 1214
17 1314
18 1414
19 1514
20 1614
21 1714
22 1814
23 1914
24 1A14
25 1B14
26 1C14
27 1D14
28 2014
29 2114
30 2214
31 2314
32 2414
33 2514
34 2614
35 2714
36 2814

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 37 2914
38 2A14
39 2B14
40 2C14
41 2D14
42 3014
43 3114
44 3214
45 3314
46 3414
47 3514
48 3614
49 3714
50 3814

VI. QUESTION AND ANSWER

1. What are the four common number systems used in computing?

The four common number systems used in computing are; Binary Number System, Decimal Number
System, Hexadecimal Number System, and Octal Number System.

2. How many unique symbols is used in hexadecimal number system?

There are 16 unique symbols in hexadecimal number system such as; 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B,C,D,E,F

3. What number system do we use in our everyday lives?

The number systems we use in our everyday lives is the Decimal Number System that has a base of
10, simply because humans have 10 fingers. We use the system in our daily lives to count numbers,
pay bills, computation, and so on.

4. What number system is commonly used to represent data in computers?

The number system that is commonly used to represent data in computers is Binary Number system as
it is the true language of the computer. It uses a 2 based or binary system because it can be
represented easily in hardware by on-off, open-closed, charged-uncharged states.

VII. REFERENCES
 Docter, Q., Dulaney, E., & Skandier, T. (2016). CompTIA + Complete Study Guide (3rd Edition)
 Meyers, M. (2016). All In One CompTIA A+ Certification. Mc Graw Hill.
 Pearson. (2016). Introduction to Computers and Information Technology. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
 Tavani, H. T. (2016). Ethics and Technology. Wiley.
 White, R. (2015). How Computer Work: The Evolution of Technology. IN: Que.

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