Lesson 1.2.4

1.2.4 Data storage Quiz: OCR Computer Science, Unit 2

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. What is the highest denary value an 8-bit binary number can represent?

    • 128
    • 256
    • 127
    • 255
  2. What is the denary value of binary 00000101?

    • 5
    • 10
    • 4
    • 6
  3. What is hexadecimal FF in denary?

    • 240
    • 15
    • 16
    • 255
  4. What denary value does the hexadecimal digit B represent?

    • 10
    • 11
    • 13
    • 12
  5. Which bit has the largest place value in an 8-bit binary number?

    • Eighth bit
    • Leftmost bit
    • Rightmost bit
    • Middle bit
  6. What is the mathematical effect of shifting a binary number one place left?

    • Multiply by 2
    • Add 2
    • Square it
    • Divide by 2
  7. What is 00000101 + 00000011 in binary?

    • 00001000
    • 00000110
    • 00010000
    • 00001110
  8. What occurs when 11111111 plus 00000001 is calculated within 8 bits?

    • Logic error
    • Overflow error
    • Underflow error
    • Syntax error
  9. What is 00000011 shifted one place to the left?

    • 00001100
    • 00000001
    • 11000000
    • 00000110
  10. What is 00001000 shifted two places to the right?

    • 00100000
    • 00000100
    • 00000010
    • 00001010
  11. What is denary 200 written in 8-bit binary?

    • 11001000
    • 10101000
    • 11010000
    • 11001100
  12. What is hexadecimal 3F in denary?

    • 48
    • 63
    • 51
    • 75
  13. What is denary 45 in hexadecimal?

    • 2D
    • D2
    • 3D
    • 2E
  14. Which 8-bit binary number is the same as the 4-bit binary number 1010?

    • 11111010
    • 00001010
    • 00010100
    • 10100000
  15. In ASCII, the code for 'A' is 65 and each following letter is one higher. What is the denary code for 'C'?

    • 97
    • 68
    • 66
    • 67
  16. How many different characters can an 8-bit character set represent?

    • 512
    • 256
    • 255
    • 128
  17. Will 60 and 75 overflow when added together in 8-bit binary?

    • Sometimes
    • Only if signed
    • Yes
    • No
  18. Which 8-bit binary number represents denary 26?

    • 00110101
    • 11010111
    • 00011010
    • 11010000
  19. Binary 00110010 is shifted three places to the right. What is the result?

    • 01100100
    • 00110010
    • 00000011
    • 00000110
  20. What is the denary value of hexadecimal AA?

    • 186
    • 160
    • 165
    • 170

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