Binary to Decimal Conversion

Converting Binary Numbers - Quiz Explanation

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1. How many numbers can be represented with 16 bits?
Please select the best answer.
  A. 16
  B. 216
  C. 162
  The correct answer is B. With 16 bits you can represent 216 or 65536 numbers.

2. What is the decimal equivalent of the binary number 01011101?
Please select the best answer.
  A. 186
  B. 47
  C. 93
  The correct answer is C. The binary number 01011101 is equivalent to 26 + 24 + 23 + 22 + 20 or 64 + 16 + 8 + 4 + 1, which is the decimal number 93.

3. What is the binary equivalent of the decimal number 105?
Please select the best answer.
  A. 01101010
  B. 01101001
  C. 01011001
  The correct answer is B. The decimal number 105 is equivalent to 26 + 25 + 23 + 20. Thus, the binary representation of this number is 01101001.