Encoding numbers

This assignment illustrates the encoding of numeric information.

Post the answers to the following questions on your blog and print a copy of the blog post to turn in.

1. If I am counting in binary, what is 11111 plus 1?
   
2. If I am counting in binary, what is 11111 plus 11?
   
3. How can you check your answer to question 2?
   
4. Write the decimal number 12 in binary.
   
5. Write the binary number 1101011 in decimal.
   
6. True or false – all odd binary numbers end in 1? Explain your answer.
   

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Encoding text

This assignment illustrates the encoding of text information.

Post the answers to the following questions on your blog and print a copy of the blog post to turn in.

1. If you took a picture of your car, could you store that using the ISO 8859-1 character standard? Explain your answer.

2. Write the word Hello using the ISO 8859-1 character standard.

a. How many bits did it take?
b. How many bytes did it take?
c. Would it take more bytes in memory than in storage?

3. At 10 bits per second, how long would it take to transmit Hello from one computer to another?

4. Which contains more information 100 random bits or 1,000 random bits? Explain your answer.

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Bits, bytes and data types

This assignment will help you assess and sharpen your understanding of data types and the way they are encoded.

Print out your answers to questions 3-7 at the end of this presentation.

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Its all bits

This assignment gives you a chance to practice asynchronous collaboration and sharpen your understanding of data types and the way they are encoded.

Three of the questions at the end of this presentation will be included on the final exam. (Perhaps in a slightly different format).

Start by looking them over and trying to answer them yourself.

Then think of a way the class could use the Internet to collaboratively discuss and answer the questions.

Write up your proposal and post it to your blog, with the title "Proposal for Collaboration on the Final."

Print your blog post to turn in.

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