Computer Science Principles

Which of the following decimal (base-10) values is equivalent to the binary (base-2) value 101001?

• 22

• 37

• 41

• 82

The smallest unit of information is

• a byte (Pronounced: bite)

• a bit

• a nibble

• a block

• Fortran

The smallest visual element on a video monitor is called what?

• Character

• Pixel

• Byte

• Kwerk

A single unit of information represented by a 1 or 0...

• Binary
• Byte
• Bit
• Bit Rate

Approximately how much bigger (how many more bytes) is a megabyte than a kilobyte?

• 1,000 times bigger
• 100,000 times bigger
• 1,000,000 times bigger
• 1,000,000,000 times bigger

Select the answer that lists the units of bytes in ascending order (from smallest to largest)

• Gigabyte, megabyte, terabyte
• Megabyte, terabyte, kilobyte
• Gigabyte, terabyte, megabyte
• Kilobyte, gigabyte, terabyte

What is the 4-bit binary number for the decimal number Ten (10)?

• 0010
• 1010
• 0110
• 0101

 How many different digits are used in the Hexadecimal number system?

• 2
• 10
• 8
• 16

According to Moore’s Law, increases in technological performance should approximately double every year? If this holds true, how much can performance be expected to increase over 5 years?

• 10 times as much

• 100 times as much

• 32 times as much

• 16 times as much

What is the decimal equivalent of 11010011?

• 211

• 210

• 209

• 208