Reflection Journal -- Binary Counting Cards

Expectation for reflection journals -- include a thoughtful, thorough answer that can be
understood by any reader - your answer should always include explanations that
show your thinking & provide some evidence to support your answer (CER)

Formatting
when answering a question leave a line of space between the question & your answer, & the next question have the
indention of your entire answer match that of the question, do not change the font or size, BUT DO change the COLOR

Turning in your Reflection Journal:

This will need to be posted to your weebly on the Blown to Bits section that you set-up for the class.

After creating your Binary Counting Cards, use them to complete & reflect on the following questions:

1. What pattern did you notice in how many dots you drew on each card?

I noticed that as the dots increase, the number is doubled. The first card had 1 dot and the second had 2. The third had
4 dots, which is double of the previous card. The next card has 8 dots, the next 16, the next 32., and the next 64.

2. Describe the game you made up using your binary cards.

Line up the cards in order from greatest to least. Grab a dice and roll it. Whatever number faces up, flip that card in the
line. If you roll a 3, flip the third card to OFF. Then calculate the number of the remaining cards. AFter the calculation,
roll the dice again and flip the card that card in the line to OFF. Now there are 2 cards flipped to OFF, do the
calculation. Continue in this fashion until you run out of cards.

3. Discuss the effectiveness of your game at helping you learn binary (if you already knew binary then discuss the
games ability to make you quicker & more accurate)

This game helped me visualize the binary code calculation and how it works. I think its helpful for those who are just
starting out learning binary code.

4. What decimal number is being represented with the following binary number?

48
5. A computer is a 32 bit processor -- what does that mean?

It means that the computer can process 32 bit binary code.. It is capable of transferring data 32 bits at a time.

6. What is the largest number that can be represented with an 8 bit processor in a single transaction?

THe largest number an 8 bit binary code can represent is 255, or 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1. It is the sum of 27 + 26 + 25 + 24 + 23 + 22 + 21
+ 20.

7. How do you represent 0 in binary -- with an 8 bit processor?

00000000

8. Show what the cards would look like to represent the following numbers:
a. 62

32 + 16 + 8 + 4 + 2 = 62
b. 24

16 + 8 = 24
Use the example below to see the formatting for this answer.
You can use google
draw to create your
answer or take a
picture of your cards
& insert the image