
Contents
Preface xix
1. Introductory Remarks and Glossary 1
1.1 What Is So Special about Digital Systems? 1
1.2 The Year 2000 and Beyond? 3
1.3 A Word of Warning 5
1.4 Glossary of Terms, Expressions, and Abbreviations 5
2. Number Systems, Binary Arithmetic, and Codes 31
2.1 Introduction 31
2.2 Positional and Polynomial Representations 32
2.3 Unsigned Binary Number System 33
2.4 Unsigned Binary Coded Decimal, Hexadecimal, and Octal 34
2.4.1 The BCD Representation 34
2.4.2 The Hexadecimal and Octal Systems 36
2.5 Conversion between Number Systems 37
2.5.1 Conversion of Integers 38
2.5.2 Conversion of Fractions 40
2.6 Signed Binary Numbers 43
2.6.1 Signed-Magnitude ...