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EECS 281 ch 2
Case Western EECS 281
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A number is represented by a string of digits, where each digit position has an associated weight. | Positional Number System |
| The point in a number dividing fractions from whole numbers | Radix point |
| The leftmost digit in a positional number system (excluding zeroes) is called: | Most significant digit |
| The rightmost digit in a positional number system is called: | Least significant digit |
| A binary digit can also be called a(n): | bit |
| The base of a numbering system is called the: | radix |
| In a binary number, the radix point is called the: | binary point |
| Verilog files are saved with this file extension. | .v |
| The IDE we use to write in Verilog is called: | Active-HDL |
| Radix of octal number system. | 8 |
| Radix of hexadecimal number system. | 16 |
| Radix of binary number system | 2 |
| How to convert a binary number to octal: | Starting at the binary point and working left, separate the bits into groups of three and replace each group with the corresponding octal digit. |
| How to convert a binary number to hexadecimal: | Starting at the binary point and working left, separate the bits into groups of four and replace each group with the corresponding hexadecimal digit. |
| How to convert octal or hexadecimal to binary: | Replace each octal or hexadecimal digit with the corresponding 3- or 4-bit string. |
| 4 bits is sometimes called: | A nibble |
| 8 bits is called: | A byte |