Data Representation: From Clay to Silicon Unit Test

What does the word 'bit' mean in Computing?

• Very small piece

• Binary digit

• A group of 8 0s and 1s

• A sequence of 0s and 1s

Which of the following is a binary digit?

• 2

• bit

• 0

• 01

Which of the following would you characterise as 'binary'?

• A switch

• An oven knob

• A dice

• A coin

Which of the following is a byte?

• 8

• bit bit bit bit bit bit bit bit

• 01100101

• 1

How many different sequences of 3 binary digits can there be?

• 3

• 6

• 8

• 9

• Infinite

How many different sequences of 5 binary digits can there be?

• 5

• 10

• 25

• 32

• Infinite

What is the size or length of this sequence of binary digits: 101?

• 2 bits

• 3 bits

• 5

• 101

Here is a sequence of binary digits: 011000101110010100110100010001110101001110001010101. What could this sequence represent? What could it mean?

• A piece of text

• A number

• A set of instructions

• Musical notes

• Any piece of information

Which of the following binary numbers is equivalent to decimal 4?

• 10

• 100

• 1010

• 1111

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

• 101

• 1001

• 1010

• 10000