Digital Technology Quiz

What is the meaning of the term "binary" in digital technology?

• A type of analog signal

• A code consisting of strings of 1s and 0s

• A method of enlarging images

• A type of digital camera

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What are pixels?

• The largest units of an image

• The smallest units of an image

• A type of digital signal

• A type of analog signal

How is digital information represented?

• As a continuous wave

• As a series of numbers

• As a single color

• As a single sound

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What is an example of a device that uses digital technology?

• Typewriter

• Digital camera

• Analog clock

• Vinyl record player

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What is the main difference between digital and analog signals?

• Digital signals are continuous, analog signals are not

• Analog signals are continuous, digital signals are not

• Both are continuous

• Both are not continuous

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What does the term "digital" refer to in modern technology?

• Only digital music devices

• Only using television sets

• anything using digital code

• Only using computers

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What happens to information before it becomes digital?

• It is enlarged

• It is broken down into smaller pieces

• It is combined into larger pieces

• It is ignored

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What is the role of computer software in digital technology?

• To create analog signals

• To tell hardware how to perform functions

• To enlarge images

• To play music

How is the color of each pixel determined?

• By a continuous wave

• By a unique sequence of 1s and 0s

• By a single number

• By a random process

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What is an example of a binary number from 0 to 9?

• 1010

• 1001

• 1111

• 1100