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data storage y10

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Using a nibble (4 bits), write the binary for 2

(a)  

2.
Convert 65 to binary
a)
01100001
b)
00100001
c)
01000001
d)
00100101
3.
Convert 254 to binary
a)
11110000
b)
11111100
c)
11111111
d)
11111110
4.
Convert 00010001 to decimal
a)
17
b)
27
c)
37
d)
47
5.
What is the denary number system?
a)
It counts the number of dens
b)
Our usual base 10 number system
c)
A special number system for computers
d)
Den Ary's number system
6.
Which of these is the correct sequence for the place values for binary numbers?
a)
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128
b)
1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16
c)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
d)
0, 1
7.

Why do we use binary in a computer?

4 lines
8.
True or False: The binary number for a capital 'A' is the same as the binary number for a lower-case 'a'?
a)
True
b)
False
9.
What kind of data does a computer represent with binary?
a)
numbers
b)
letters
c)
pictures
d)
all of the above
10.

What kind of 'base' system is binary known as?

a)

Base 12

b)

Base 8

c)

Base 2

d)

Base 10

11.

What is B in denary

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

12.

12 in denary is what in Hex?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.

Why is hexadecimal used by humans

a)

It is easier to read

b)

it takes up less space on the page/screen

c)

it is easier to remember

d)

It is easier to type

e)

It saves space on the computer

14.
Convert the Hex number 1F to binary.
a)
00111111
b)
00001111
c)
00010111
d)
00011111
15.
Convert the binary number 01010101 to Hex
a)
44
b)
55
c)
66
d)
77
16.

How many nibbles are there in a byte?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

8

17.

Smallest to largest, which of the below answers is correct?

a)

bit, nibble,byte,megabyte,kilobyte,terabyte,petabyte

b)

nibble, bit,byte,kilobyte,megabyte,terabyte,petabyte

c)

bit,byte,nibble,kilobyte,megabyte,petabyte,terabyte

d)

bit, nibble,byte,kilobyte,megabyte,terabyte,petabyte

18.

How many bits are in a byte?

(a)  

19.

11010111 in binary is...

a)

ODD

b)

EVEN

20.

How many bits was used to encode the original ASCII character set?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

16

d)

4

21.

If 01000001 (65) is the ASCII code for the letter 'A' what is the binary code for 'E'?

a)

01000011

b)

01000101

c)

01000110

d)

01000111

22.

The ASCII code is capable of representing non-European languages

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

23.

In which character set can you find emoji?

(a)  

24.

A bitmap image is made up of

a)

Pixels

b)

Colours

c)

Sounds

d)

Samples

25.
Increasing the colour depth means…
a)
A bigger range of colours can be used for each pixel
b)
More pixels are in the image.
c)
More colours are in the image.
d)
Darker colours
26.

Additional Information about the image file is stored as ...?

(a)  

27.

What is the process called for  converting analogue sound into binary (digital format)?

(a)  

28.
What is a factor that effects the samples taken per second from an analogue sound wave?
a)
File Size
b)
Amplitude
c)
Tone
d)
Resolution
29.

What is "bit depth" related to sampling sound?

a)
Number of bits assigned to each sample
b)
Rate at which the binary is calculated
c)
How deep the sound can go
d)
The speed of the sound wave
30.
What are common formats for sound files?
a)
WAV
b)
PDF
c)
PNG
d)
JPEG
31.

Another setting that affects sound recording quality is the _________, or how many individual samples are taken each second

a)

sample height

b)

sampling rate

c)

bit depth

d)

frame rate

32.

(Write the words in order, separated by a space)

Question: The size of a sound file = sample ____ x ___ depth x length

(a)  

33.
What is the difference between analogue and digital data?
a)
Analogue is continuous data, whereas digital signals have two values, 0 and 1.
b)
Analogue has two values 0 and 1, whereas digital is continuous data.
34.

How many types of compression do we have?

(a)  

35.

Select the advantages for lossy compression

a)

Makes the file much smaller

b)

Will send much quicker

c)

A very simple algorithm

d)

The quality will not be affected much

36.

Select the advantages for lossless compression

a)

Makes the file much smaller

b)

Will send quicker

c)

A very simple algorithm

d)

The quality will not be affected much

37.

You would use (a)   compression if you still need to have a high quality image

38.

You would use ______ compression if space was more important than quality

a)

Lossy

b)

Lossless

39.
Which of the following are not in a compressed format?
a)
JPEG
b)
MPEG
c)
Bitmap
d)
MP3
40.

Name one common file format that is LOSSY

a)

.PSD

b)

.TIFF

c)

.JPG

d)

.BMP

41.

Which is a lossless file format?

a)

.DOC

b)

.JPG

c)

.TIFF

d)

.INDD

42.
Has this been compressed using Lossy or Lossless?
a)
Lossy
b)
Lossless
43.
Has this been compressed using Lossy or Lossless?
a)
Lossy
b)
Lossless
44.
The audio file format MP3 is:
a)
Lossy
b)
Lossless
45.

How is the file size of an image calculated?

a)

image resolution * colour depth

b)

Colour depth * number of pixels

c)

Number of pixels squared

d)

Sample rate * sample resolution * length in seconds

46.

Colour depth defines...

a)

How many bits are needed to store each pixel

b)

How many pixels are in an image

c)

The file size of a bitmap image

d)

The sample rate of sound

47.

How is the resolution of an image calculated?

a)

width in pixels x height in pixels

b)

Colour depth * number of pixels

c)

Number of pixels squared

d)

Sample rate * sample resolution * length in seconds