1

A byte consists of 8 bits...

0

We don't normally count in binary, so what does this number mean to us?

We need to convert it to the decimal system that we use...

8

4

21

2

20

Place values

27

We first need to look at the place values of the binary digits...

128

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26

32

64

25

16

24

23

22

128   +   32   +   16   +   4   +   1   =   181

Binary

Nibbles

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11

Hexadecimal

5

Decimal

B

As humans are not very good at dealing with strings of bits, a byte is split into two groups of four bits called nibbles. These are then represented by two digits of the hexadecimal system...

Enter the two digits into the boxes below and then press the submit button.

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11011010

Well done! That is correct.

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01101100

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