Name : Gracesella Claren

Student ID : 20421336

Vocabulary From Context

1. A Capital letter is also referred to as an upper-case letter.

2. Something that is simple is not complicated.

3. If the number of characters in a program goes beyond the storage space, the program exceeds

memory.

4. =,%, and * are examples of symbols.

5. A horizontal line goes from side to side.

6. The decimal equivalent of the binary number 10 is 2.

7. A single character number is called a digit.

8. The exponent is usually written above and to the right of another number. It raises the number

to that power.

9. A character is a number, letter or symbol.

10. An alphabetic character is a letter.

B.

1. Binary = bi – n – ary = relating to two.

Bi = two, twice.

Ary = relating to
2. decimal = decim – al = relating to ten.

Decim = ten

Al = relating to

3. reverse = going back to single line of writing.

Re = back, again

Verse = a single line of writing

4. beneficial = bene – fic – ial = relating to doing/making something well/good.

Bene = well

Fic = to make, do.

Ial = relating to.

5. hexadecimal = hexa – decim – al = relating to sixteen.

Hexa = six

Decim = ten

Al = relating to

C.

1. 80-column card = the punched card.

2. 9-edge = the bottom of the punched card.

3. bit = the abbreviation of Binary digITs.

4. 4-bit BCD = each groups of 4 bits represents only one decimal digit (Binary Coded Decimal).

5. EBCDIC = Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code.

6. ASCII = American Standard Code for Information Exchange.

7. byte = a number of bits which work together as a unit in representing one character.

8. K = usually used to refer to the memory capabilities of a computer.

Comprehension Exercises.

A.

1. C. 9

2. D. 0 – 4

3. C. &

4. A. Binary.

5. C. 1024.

6. D. Numbers, letters, and symbols,

7. D. ASCII-8

8. B. t

9. A. All the zone bits are “on”.

10. D. 8
11. C. 49,152

12. B. 8

13. C. Because it forms the basis for all machine language.

B.

1. 1011 = 1 x 2^3= 8

0 x 2^2 = 0

1 x 2^1 = 2

1 x 2^0 = 1

1011 = 8 + 2 + 1 = 11

2. 11010 = 1 x 2^4 = 16

1 x 2^3 = 8

0 x 2^2 = 0

1 x 2^1 = 2

0 x 2^0 = 0

11010 = 16 + 8 + 2 = 26
3. 11000 = 1 x 2^4 = 16

1 x 2^3 =8

0 x 2^2 =0

0 x 2^1 = 0

0 x 2^0 = 0

11000 = 16 + 8 = 24

4. 1011011 = 1 x 2^6 = 64

0 x 2^5 = 0

1 x 2^4 = 16

1 x 2^3 = 8

0 x 2^2 = 0

1 x 2^1 = 2

1 x 2^0 = 1

1011011 = 64 + 16 + 8 + 2 + 1 = 91

5. 11001101 = 1 x 2^7 = 128

1 x 2^6 = 64

0 x 2^5 = 0

0 x 2^4 = 0
 1 x 2^3 = 8

1 x 2^2 = 4

0 x 2^1 = 0

1 x 2^0 = 1

11001101 = 128 + 64 + 8 + 4 + 1 = 205

C.

1. 15 = 15 – 8 = 7 > 1

7–4=3>1

3–2=1>1

1–1=0>1

15 = 1111

2. 84 = 84 – 64 = 20 >1

32 > 0

20 – 16 = 4 > 1

8>0
 4–4=0>1

2>0

1>0

84 = 1010100

3. 173 = 173 – 128 = 45 > 1

64 > 0

45 – 32 = 13 > 1

16> 0

13 – 8 = 5 > 1

5–4=1>1

2>0

1–1=0>1

173 = 10101101

4. 410 = 410 – 256 = 154 > 1

154 – 128 = 26 > 1

64 > 0

32 > 0

26 – 16 = 10 > 1
 10 – 8 = 2 > 1

4>0

2–2=0>1

1>0

410 = 110011010

5. 689 = 689 – 512 = 177 > 1

256 > 0

177 – 128 = 49 > 1

64 > 0

49 – 32 = 17 > 1

17 – 16 = 1 > 1

8>0

4>0

2>0

1- 1 = 0 > 1

689 = 1010110001