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OCR GCSE Computer Science: 2.6 Data Representations (Part 1)

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Computers use which number system to represent data?

a)

Binary

b)

Trinary

c)

Decimal

d)

Hexadecimal

2.

Hexadecimal uses numbers...?

a)

0 and 1

b)

0 to 9

c)

0 - 16

d)

0 to 15

3.

How many Bits are there in a Byte?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

16

d)

32

4.

How many Bits are there in a Nibble?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

16

d)

32

5.

1 Megabyte contains...

a)

1,000,000 Bytes

b)

1,000,000 Bits

c)

1,000,000 Kilobytes

d)

1,000,000 Kilobits

6.

Which of the following are equal to 1 Gigabyte

a)

1,000 Kilobytes

b)

1,000 Megabytes

c)

8,000 Megabits

d)

80,000 Kilobits

7.

What is the largest decimal number that can be represented by 8 bits?

a)

64

b)

127

c)

255

d)

256

8.

Convert 1011 to decimal...

a)

8

b)

9

c)

10

d)

11

9.

Convert 9 to Binary...

a)

1100

b)

1001

c)

1111

d)

1011

10.

Convert A6 to Binary...

a)

1001 0110

b)

1010 1001

c)

1010 0110

d)

1111 1001

11.

Why do we use Hexadecimal?

a)

Each hexadecimal digit represents a nibble

b)

It's easier for humans to read than binary

c)

Computers use Hexadecimal so we can use it too

d)

It uses up less memory than decimal

12.
Which is the smallest storage unit in a computer?
a)
Bit
b)
Megabyte
c)
Nibble
d)
Terabyte
13.

How many bytes are in a kilobyte?

a)

20

b)

100

c)

1000

d)

10000

14.
Choose the best answer about character sets:
a)
All characters in character sets are stored in binary.
b)
Some characters in character sets are stored in binary.
c)
Only binary characters in character sets are stored in binary.
15.
The following is true about character sets:
a)
Each letter has a unique code
b)
Lower and upper case letters share the same codes
c)
ASCII is one of the latest character sets to be adopted
16.
The main purpose of character sets is:
a)
To allow humans to express alphanumeric characters in a binary table
b)
To run the Internet
c)
To simplify computer programming
17.
Uppercase characters in ASCII:
a)
Appear before lowercase characters.
b)
Appear after lowercase characters.
c)
Don't get unique codes to store their position in binary.
18.

Convert the binary value 00111011 to hexadecimal

a)

3B

b)

4C

c)

B3

d)

27

19.

What is the effect on a binary number when a binary shift LEFT of FOUR SPACES is applies to it

a)

The number is multiplied by 16

b)

The number is multiplied by 4

c)

The number is divided by 4

d)

The number is divided by 16