1. Is it important for an IT person to understand the binary numbering system? Aside from the examples covered in this chapter (ASCII/Unicode, bitmaps, netmasks), attempt to identify five other...

1. Is it important for an IT person to understand the binary numbering system? Aside from the

examples covered in this chapter (ASCII/Unicode, bitmaps, netmasks), attempt to identify

five other reasons why knowledge of binary may come in handy in IT.
2. Where might you find hexadecimal notation in use? Provide some examples.
3. Provide several examples of how or why you might need to apply Boolean operators (AND,

OR, NOT, XOR).
4. Does the fact that computers use binary to store information make it more challenging to

understand how computers work? If so, in what way(s)?