
29Number Systems
TABLE 2.10
Starting address in Maximum address in Number of addresses available
binary representation binary Representation (Answer in decimal system)
0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1111
0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0111 1111
0000 1111 0000 0000 0000 1111 1111
1111
1111 0000 0000 0000 1111 1111 1111 1111
EXERCISES
1. In a 32-bit computer, what are the maximum and minimum possible binary
numbers? Convert these into maximum and minimum possible positive decimal
numbers.
2. Let us represent addresses in binary number system as follows, 0000000000000000,
0000000000000001, 0000000000000010, and so on, up to certain maximum ...