2. Multiply each bit by its corresponding power of 2 and add all the terms up.
1 1111 1111 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001(2) =
(1 × 256 + 1 × 255 + 1 × 254 + 1 × 253 + 1 × 252 + 1 × 251 + 1 × 250 + 1 × 249 + 1 × 248 + 0 × 247 + 0 × 246 + 0 × 245 + 0 × 244 + 0 × 243 + 0 × 242 + 0 × 241 + 0 × 240 + 0 × 239 + 0 × 238 + 0 × 237 + 0 × 236 + 0 × 235 + 0 × 234 + 0 × 233 + 0 × 232 + 0 × 231 + 0 × 230 + 0 × 229 + 0 × 228 + 0 × 227 + 0 × 226 + 0 × 225 + 0 × 224 + 0 × 223 + 0 × 222 + 0 × 221 + 0 × 220 + 0 × 219 + 0 × 218 + 0 × 217 + 0 × 216 + 0 × 215 + 0 × 214 + 0 × 213 + 0 × 212 + 0 × 211 + 0 × 210 + 0 × 29 + 0 × 28 + 0 × 27 + 0 × 26 + 0 × 25 + 0 × 24 + 0 × 23 + 0 × 22 + 0 × 21 + 1 × 20)(10) =
(72 057 594 037 927 936 + 36 028 797 018 963 968 + 18 014 398 509 481 984 + 9 007 199 254 740 992 + 4 503 599 627 370 496 + 2 251 799 813 685 248 + 1 125 899 906 842 624 + 562 949 953 421 312 + 281 474 976 710 656 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 1)(10) =
(72 057 594 037 927 936 + 36 028 797 018 963 968 + 18 014 398 509 481 984 + 9 007 199 254 740 992 + 4 503 599 627 370 496 + 2 251 799 813 685 248 + 1 125 899 906 842 624 + 562 949 953 421 312 + 281 474 976 710 656 + 1)(10) =
143 833 713 099 145 217(10)
The number 1 1111 1111 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001(2) converted from an unsigned binary (in base 2) and written as a positive integer (with no sign) in decimal system (in base ten):
1 1111 1111 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001(2) = 143 833 713 099 145 217(10)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.