Binary & ASCII Practice

Binary is:

• a system using the digits 0 and 1 to represent a letter, digit, or other character in a computer or other electronic device.
• the most common format for text files in computers and on the Internet

ASCII is:

• a numerical system that has 2 rather than 10 as a base.
• the most common format for text files in computers and on the Internet

The word "Hello" is made up of 5 characters. How many bits is this (hint: how many 1's and 0's are needed to write it)

• 40
• 60
• 80
• 48

True or False: The binary number for a capital 'A' is the same as the binary number for a lower-case 'a'?

• True
• False

What does ASCII stand for

• American Scheme for Colours In the Internet

• Any Set of Characters In the Internet

• All Set Characters In Information

• American Standard Code for Information Interchange

How many bits does ASCII use for 1 letter?

• 8

• 10

• 2

• 1

What two digits are used in binary?

• 0 & 2

• 1 & 2

• 0 & 1

• 1 & 1

Which of these is the correct sequence for the place values for binary numbers?

• 1, 2, 4, 8

• 1, 2, 4, 6, 8

• 1, 2, 3, 4,

• 0, 1

What is the ASCII code for A?

• 97
• 65
• 66
• 98

What is the following word  67 65 84?

• CAT
• BAR
• GYM
• CAR