Question

5. What is the minimum number of binary bits needed to represent each of the following

unsigned decimal integers?

a. 65

b. 409

c. 16385

Answer 1

a. 65               =100 0001                            7 binary bits

b. 409             =1 1001 1001                      9 binary bits

c. 16385         =100 0000 0000 0001       15 binary bits