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Binary Trivia Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How would you write the number 255 in binary?

a)

11111111

b)

00000000

2.

Denary (aka the decimal number system) uses 11 different numbers

a)

True

b)

False

3.

How would you write zero in binary?

a)

0000

b)

0

c)

0001

d)

1

4.

How would you write the number two in binary?

a)

1001

b)

0001

c)

0000

d)

0010

5.

How would you write the number one in binary?

a)

1

b)

0

c)

0010

d)

0100

e)

0001

6.

Binary is a way the computer reads but not stores data

a)

True

b)

False. It stores and reads data as binary.

7.

Binary represents electrical signals.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Binary uses 1’s & 0’s to represent data.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Each 1 and 0 represented in binary is called a bit

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Binary is a base-2 numbering system. A Base-10 numbering system is known as (a)  

11.

What are the only two numbers you can use in binary?

a)

0 and 1

b)

1 and 2

c)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

d)

1, 2, 4, 8, 16

12.

If 1 and 0 mean on and off. Is the number 1 on or off?

a)

on

b)

off

13.

What is a binary digit referred to as?

a)

bit

b)

bits

c)

byte

d)

bytes

14.

A binary system is a way of representing data with...

a)

bicycles

b)

lots of numbers

c)

only 2 options

d)

in black and white

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15.

Which of these is NOT an example of binary?

a)

on or off

b)

true or false

c)

yes or no

d)

head, shoulders, knees, or toes

16.

Data moves through a computer in the form of

a)

electricity

b)

gremlins

c)

pictures

d)

wishes

17.

An electrical circuit that is on, or lit up, is represented by a

a)

0

b)

1

18.

An electrical circuit that is off, or not lit up, is represented by a

a)

0

b)

1

19.

0 and 1 are binary digits. We call the individual numbers

a)

bidgets

b)

cutsies

c)

bitties

d)

bits

20.

Binary bits are typically in groups of 8. 8 bits makes a 

a)

byte

b)

bite

c)

mouthful

d)

big number

21.

What kind of data does a computer represent with binary?

a)

numbers

b)

letters

c)

pictures

d)

all of those

22.

How would you write the number four in binary?

a)

100

b)

0100

c)

0000

d)

0001

23.

How would you write the number three in binary?

a)

0011

b)

11

c)

0000

d)

0

24.

Convert 128 to binary

a)

10000000

b)

01111110

c)

10000001

d)

11001100

25.

What type of numbering system is ordinarily used by people?

a)

Decimal

aka

Denary

b)

Binary