bits and bytes

Select the sizes that are equivalent to 500MB (megabytes):

(You can select more than one option.)

• 500Mb (megabits)

• 0.5kB (kilobytes)

• 500,000kB (kilobytes)

• 0.5GB (gigabytes)

• 5,000GB (gigabytes)

Select the sizes that are equivalent to 8,000 bits:

(You can select more than one option.)

• 1,000 bytes

• 8,000 bytes

• 64,000 bytes

• 8 kilobits

• 8 megabits

Why does a computer store data in binary?

• To operate switches that are either open or closed

• It is the only language a computer can understand

• To use if statements that are either true or false

• It uses magnets to either transmit data or to not transmit data

The only two digits used in the binary number system are _______.

• 1 and 2

• 0 and 1

• 0 and 2

• 2 and 3

What is 0011 in denary (decimal)

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which of the following binary numbers is equivalent to decimal 9?

• 101

• 1001

• 1010

• 10000

Which of the following decimal numbers is equivalent to binary 110?

• 2

• 6

• 30

• 110

Which of the following binary numbers is equivalent to decimal 27?

• 11001

• 10111

• 11011

• 11111

How many bits in 10 bytes?

• 80

• 800

• 400

• 200

What operation is needed to convert from bits to bytes?

• +8

• -8

• ÷8

• x8