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Digital Literacy Computer Basics Computer Basics Binary

00001000? is it not 16

why isn't it 16 ?

5 Answers

0000 1000 is actually 8, 0001 0000 would be 16

William A. Mooney
William A. Mooney
14,859 Points

0000 0001 = 0 (thanks for that Alexander), 0000 0010 = 2, 0000 0100 = 4, 0000 1000 = 8, 0001 0000 = 16, 0010 0000 = 32, 0100 0000 = 64, 1000 0000 = 128

It is actually 8, not 16. The reason is because the exponent you use with 001 is actually 0, not 1, because computers start counting at zero.

Here's a listing of exponents:

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

Um... The question is probably already answered :laughing:

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Kevin McIver
Kevin McIver
2,122 Points

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