PIT - U2L4 & 5 - Real-Life Applications of Binary

What is the binary number system primarily used to measure in real life?

• Temperature

• Internet speeds

• Distance

• Weight

Which unit is used to measure internet speed?

• Megabytes per second (MBps)

• Megabits per second (Mbps)

• Kilobytes per second (KBps)

• Gigabytes per second (GBps)

If a computer's processor speed is measured in hertz, what does one hertz represent?

• One byte of data

• One fetch-decode-execute cycle

• One megabit of data

• One kilobyte of data

Convert the binary number 1010 to decimal.

• 8

• 10

• 12

• 14

What is the average download speed for home internet in the United States as mentioned in the prompt?

• 50 Mbps

• 75 Mbps

• 119 Mbps

• 150 Mbps

Which of the following is a future expectation for internet speed measurement?

• Consistently measured in Kbps

• Consistently measured in Gbps

• Consistently measured in MBps

• Consistently measured in TBps

Convert the decimal number 15 to binary.

• 1110

• 1111

• 1101

• 1011

What is the difference between megabits and megabytes?

• Megabits are larger than megabytes

• Megabytes are used for internet speed

• Megabits are used for internet speed

• There is no difference

Which of the following is NOT a use of the binary number system?

• Internet speed measurement

• Processor speed measurement

• Temperature measurement

• Data storage

Convert the binary number 1101 to decimal.

• 11

• 12

• 13

• 14