Worksheet on Number System, Data Compression, Transmission and Hardware
Worksheet on Number System, Data Compression, Transmission and Hardware
1. Denary System
o The decimal system has a base of 10.
o It uses the digits 0-9.
2. Binary System
o The binary system has a base of 2.
o It uses only 0 and 1.
3. Hexadecimal System
o The hexadecimal system has a base of 16.
o It uses the digits 0-9 and letters A-F (where A=10, B=11, …, F=15).
Practice Problems:
1. Convert 25 to binary.
2. Convert 47 to binary.
• Write down powers of 2 up to the highest value less than or equal to the denary
number.
• Subtract the largest power of 2 from the denary number and mark a 1 under that
power.
• Continue with the remaining amount until you reach 0.
• Write 0s in any unmarked positions.
• Powers of 2: 16, 8, 4, 2, 1
• 18 - 16 = 2 → 1 under 16, 0 under 8, 0 under 4, 1 under 2, and 0 under 1.
3.Binary to Denary
Convert: 1101 to Denary
• Powers of 2: 64,32,16, 8, 4, 2, 1
• 1 under 1, 0 under 2, 1 under 4, 1 under 1
• Now ignore the value with 0 and sum all value with 1.
• It gives 8+4+1=13
• Answer is 13
Data Compression
➢ What is Data Compression?
It is the process of modifying the data file in order to reduce its size. It reduces the
number of bits needed to represent any data. It reduces the amount of storage
space needed for data.
Data Transmission: The process of sending data from one device to another over a
network in the form of packets is called data transmission.
Packet: To transmit data between two devices, the whole data is broken down into
small groups or units. Each of these small units of data is called packet.
Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the maximum amount of data that can be transmitted over a
network in a given amount of time.
Hardware
• the speed of a CPU is typically measured in gigahertz (GHz).
➢ SSD is faster than HDD and it consumes less power than HDD.
➢ SSD is more lightweight and reliable than HDD.