#!/usr/bin/perl -w print "Input number: "; $num = <>; chomp $num; $array[0] = $num % 2; while ($num > 1) { $num = int $num / 2; push(@array, $num % 2); } @array = reverse @array; my $n = 1; while (scalar(@array) > (8 * $n)) { $n++; } my $num = (8 * $n) - scalar(@array); unshift (@array, 0 x $num); print "\nBinary: "; foreach(@array) { print; } print "\n\n"; $totalbits = scalar(@array) + 1; print "$totalbits\n";