INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Demystifying Bits, Bytes and Binary

Watch the following two videos on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWxiXU02ZQM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUqtjb8WEUs

Part 1. Work along with the first video for converting decimal numbers to binary (using Abby’s two examples):

Click inside the box to type your step by step. You must show all the steps!

Decimal number: ____

Binary equivalent: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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Decimal number: ____

Binary equivalent: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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Now do an example of your own choosing (your number must be less than 255).

Decimal number: ____

Binary equivalent: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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After you watch the second video, use this space to prove that the binary equivalent for your own example above is correct.

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