CS 2734 Computer Organization II

Read Tanenbaum Appendix A

• Administrative details:
  • Computer Accounts
  • Logistics of Lab

• Positional number systems.

• Conversion from base b to decimal:
  • Arithmetic is in the destination base.
  • Write positional number as a polynomial and evaluate.

• Conversion from decimal to an arbitrary base (Horner's rule):
  • Arithmetic is in source base.
  • Use successive divisions by the base to split off digits from smallest to largest.

• For conversion from arbitrary base to another, use decimal as an intermediate base.