WJEC 1.4 Organisation of Data - Binary

Computers can only process information using 0s and 1s

• TRUE
• FALSE

What is the name of the Base 10 number system?

• Binary
• Denary
• Hexadecimal

Binary is base

• 16
• 10
• 2
• 32

A bit is

• a numerical label assigned to each device.

• the smallest unit of data in a computer.

• a keyboarding term for typing.

• just a lil bit.

How many bits in a nibble?

• 2

• 4

• 8

• 1

How many bits are there in a byte?

• 8

• 10

• 2

• 9

How many nibbles are there in a byte?

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 8

11010111 in binary is...

• ODD

• EVEN

10111110 in binary is...

• ODD

• EVEN

How can you tell if a binary sequence (01110010) is even?

• You add all the 1s up and if it's even then the binary sequence is even

• If there is a 0 on the end then it's an even number

• If there is a 1 on the end then it's an odd number

• You cannot