data representation

What is binary?

Binary is a base-2 numerical system that uses only two digits, 0 and 1, which computers use to process data.

How do you convert a decimal number to binary?

Find the highest power of 2 that fits into the number, subtract it, and repeat until you reach zero.

What is hexadecimal?

Hexadecimal (or hex) is a base-16 number system that uses the digits 0-9 and letters A-F.

How is data represented in binary?

Data is represented as combinations of binary digits (bits), with each bit corresponding to a power of 2.

What are the rules of binary addition?

1 + 1 = 10 (carry 1), 1 + 0 = 1, and 0 + 0 = 0.

What is ASCII?

ASCII is a character encoding standard that uses 7-bit binary codes to represent text characters.

How do you calculate the size of a sound file?

Sound file size = sample rate x sample resolution x duration in seconds.

What are logical binary shift operations?

Logical shifts move all bits in a binary number left or right, either multiplying or dividing by powers of 2.

What is overflow error?

Overflow error occurs when a calculation exceeds the storage capacity of the computer.

How do you convert from hex to binary?

Split the two hex characters into binary; each character represents a 4-bit binary number.