University of South Africa
Department of Electrical Engineering
Digital Systems 1 (DSY1501)
Chapter 2: Number, Systems and Codes
10 April 2025
Hulisani Matsila
1. What is the largest decimal number that can be represented in binary with
eight bits?
2. Determine the weight of the 1 in the binary number 10000.
3. Convert the binary number 10111101.011 to decimal
4. Convert the decimal number 45.75 to binary by sum-of weights method
5. Convert the decimal number 49 to binary by repeatedly dividing by 2.
6. Add the following binary numbers: 101012 and 1012
7. Perform the following binary subtractions: (a) 11012 - 1012 (b) 10112 - 102
8. Express the decimal number 239 as an 8-bit number in the sign-magnitude,
1’s complement,
and 2’s complement forms.9. Determine the decimal value of this signed binary
number expressed in sign-magnitude:
10010101
9. Convert the decimal number 3:248_104 to a single-precision floating-point
binary number
10. Add the signed numbers: 01000100, 00011011, 00001110, and 00010010.
11. Do 2.2 and 2.3 in the study guide.
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