Range of numbers using 8 bits
What is the smallest decimal number that can be represented by 8 bits?
128 |
64 |
32 |
16 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Answer = 0
What is the largest decimal number that can be represented by 8 bits?
128 |
64 |
32 |
16 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Answer = 128 + 64 + 32 + 16 + 8 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 255
The range of numbers that can be represented using 8 bits is 0 – 255
There for the number is Characters that can be represented in using 8 bits is 256
