Convert the following numbers from binary to decimal.  (5 points)

 

a)   1  0  1  1  0  0  1  0

 

b)   0  1  0  1  1  1  1  1

 

c)   0  1  1  0  1  0  0  1

 

d)   1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1

 

e)    1  0  1  1  0  1  1  0

 

 

Convert the following numbers from decimal to binary.  (5 points)

 

a)   251

 

b)   47

 

c)  101

 

d)  203

 

e)  114

 

 

Review Questions  (5 points)

 

1.  State what makes a computer different from other electrical/mechanical devices.

 

 

 

2.  State the computer that is considered the very first microcomputer.

 

 

 

3.  State the four types of computer hardware components.

 

 

 

 

 

4.  What is the difference between ROM and RAM?

 

 

 

 

 

5.  Describe the First, Second or Third generation of computers.