EECE2123 hw01 Spr23
EECE2123 hw01 Spr23
Homework Assignment 1
Instructions
- By submitting Assignment 1, you pledge that you have neither given nor received any
unauthorized aid on this assignment.
- Problems are due on: Friday, January 20th 2023 at 10:00pm Central Time
- Justify and explain your calculation and reasoning, do not just answer yes or no or a number
- Grading will weight problems equally, except for those that have multiple subparts (e.g., a, b, and
c), where each of these will count as a problem.
Some of the following problems are from the Harris and Harris textbook.
Problem 1. (1 point)
Work Exercise 1.7 from the text.
Problem 2. (2 points)
a. What is the largest unsigned 16-bit binary number?
b. What is the range of a two’s complement 16-bit number?
Problem 3. (4 points)
Convert the following unsigned binary numbers to decimal and show your work.
a. 1101
b. 101110
c. 11101110
d. 101101111100111
Problem 4. (4 points)
Repeat Problem 3 but convert to hexadecimal (show your work).
Problem 5. (4 points)
Convert the following decimal numbers to 8-bit unsigned binary numbers and show your work.
a. 61
b. 88
c. 119
d. 208
Problem 6. (2 points)
Convert following from decimal to hexadecimal number and show all the steps in the conversion.
Only go to 3 digits to the right of the point in your calculation. Hint: Treat the integer and fractional
components as separate conversions and then combine the converted integer and fraction components
for the answer.
a. 765.375
b. 1254.21
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Problem 7. (2 points)
Convert the following from hexadecimal number to decimal number systems, show all the steps in
the conversion.
a. EA4.7
b. D9F.B
Problem 8. (1 point)
Convert the following from base 13 to base 6. Show all the steps. (hint: try converting to the base 10
first)
a. 3BA
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