Reflection Journal -- Binary Counting Cards

Expectation for reflection journals -- include a thoughtful, thorough answer that can be
understood by any reader - your answer should always include explanations that show
your thinking & provide some evidence to support your answer (CER)

Formatting
when answering a question leave a line of space between the question & your answer, & the next question have the
indention of your entire answer match that of the question, do not change the font or size, BUT DO change the
COLOR

Turning in your Reflection Journal:

This will need to be posted to your weebly on the B
lown to Bits section that you set-up for the class.

After creating your Binary Counting Cards, use them to complete & reflect on the following questions:

1. What pattern did you notice in how many dots you drew on each card?

The number of dots doubled with each consecutive card I drew on. This means each value increases exponentially by two.
Card one= 20 = 1 , Card two= 21 = 2 , Card three= 22 = 4 ,etc. These numbers, 1-16, is similar to the place-value system in
binary. The value of each digit depends both on the digit itself and its position within the number. For a binary system the
multipliers are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, etc.

2. Describe the game you made up using your binary cards.

3. Discuss the effectiveness of your game at helping you learn binary (if you already knew binary then discuss the
games ability to make you quicker & more accurate)

4. What decimal number is being represented with the following binary number?
The decimal number being represented by this binary number is 17710 . I calculated this by adding together the positions
represented by a 1 ((10+(16)+(32)+(128)=177) .

5. A computer is a 32 bit processor -- what does that mean?

This means that .the processor is capable of working with 32 bit binary numbers at a time. Anything bigger than that would be
broken into smaller pieces.

6. What is the largest number that can be represented with an 8 bit processor in a single transaction?

The largest number that can be represented with an 8 bit processor in a single transaction is 11111111, or 255 in decimal notation.
(1+2+4+8+16+32+64+128=).

7. How do you represent 0 in binary -- with an 8 bit processor?

To represent 0 in binary with an 8 bit processor, the byte would have to be 00000000. This is because the zeros mean off
and theres no value to add in each of the 8 bits.

8. Show what the cards would look like to represent the following numbers:
a. 62: This means 11111110 in binary.

b. 24: This is 011000 in binary.

Use the example below to see the formatting for this answer.
You can use google draw to create your answer or take a picture of your cards & insert the image