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The document is a homework assignment focused on storage units and binary numbers, containing questions about binary representation, conversions between binary and decimal, and calculations related to data storage. It includes tasks such as determining the capacity needed for storing photographs and converting various decimal numbers to binary. The assignment is structured to assess understanding of data representation in computing.

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T1 Homework 1

The document is a homework assignment focused on storage units and binary numbers, containing questions about binary representation, conversions between binary and decimal, and calculations related to data storage. It includes tasks such as determining the capacity needed for storing photographs and converting various decimal numbers to binary. The assignment is structured to assess understanding of data representation in computing.

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Homework 1 Storage units and binary numbers

Unit 2 Data

Name:............................................................................. Class:................... Mark:................

1. Give one reason why data is represented in binary in a computer.

2. State the number of bits in one byte.

3. State the number of bits in one nibble.

4. How many bytes are there in a mebibyte?

5. A photographer takes up to 2000 photographs per week. Each photograph requires 5MB of
storage on the camera’s memory card.
Select the camera memory card with the smallest capacity that can store 2000
photographs. Put a tick in the box next to your answer.

Capacity in GiB

A 4

B 8

C 16

D 32
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Homework 1 Storage units and binary numbers
Unit 2 Data

6. For each of the binary values below, write down the decimal equivalent.
You should include your working.
(a) 00001011

(b) 01110110

(c) 10010111

(d) 11111111

7. Calculate the binary equivalent of each of the following numbers:


You should include your working.
(a) 34

(b) 128

(c) 149

(d) 201

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Homework 1 Storage units and binary numbers
Unit 2 Data

8. Calculate the answer to each of the following:


(a) The smallest number, in denary, that can be stored in an 8-bit binary number.

(b) The largest number, in denary, that can be stored in an 8-bit binary number.

(c) The number of megabytes in one gibibyte.

(d) The number of gigabytes in one tebibyte.

(e) The number of nibbles in one byte.

(f) The number of bits in 2 MiB.

[Total 20 marks]

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