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Old 01-21-2004, 04:22 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Non negative integers

Ok I've got a practice homework question for my Hardware Design class and it states:


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These days, a typical computer word is either 32 or 64 bits long. For each word size, and for each of the following encodings, determine the number of non-negative integers that can be represented:

a. Using binary encoding
b. Using BCD encoding
c. Using ASCII encoding
i dont even know where to start, can someone point me in the right direction? Any help would be appreciated
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