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unit 1 -8 Grade quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(short for binary digit) is the smallest unit of data in a computer. A (short for binary digit) has a single binary value, either 0 or 1

a)

Bit

b)

Binary

c)

Digit

d)

Byte

2.

a unit of data that is eight binary digits long. Often used to represent a character such as a letter, number, space

a)

Bit

b)

Byte

c)

Binary

d)

Digit

3.

error that occurs when a computer approximates real numbers due to limitations in precision.

a)

Overflow Error

b)

Roundoff Error

c)

Underflow Error

d)

Syntax Error

4.

occurs in a computer or similar device when a mathematical operation results in a number which is larger than what the device is capable of storing.

a)

Overflow Error

b)

Round Off Error

c)

Syntax Error

d)

Debugging Error

5.

a minute area of illumination on a display screen, one of many from which an image is composed.

a)

Pixel

b)

Pixar

c)

Dreamworks

d)

Byte

6.

Which of the following best describes how computing devices represent information?

a)

A computer will either represent information as bits or bytes but not both

b)

A computer represents data as a byte which is either a 0 or a 1.

c)

A computer represents data as bits which is either a 0 or a 1.

d)

A computer represents information as bits which contain 8 bytes.

7.

How many numbers can be represented with an 8-bit binary system?

a)

128

b)

256

c)

127

d)

255

8.

What is the minimum number of bits you would need to encode the 26 letters of the alphabet plus a space - a total of 27 characters?

a)

2 bits

b)

3 bits

c)

5 bits

d)

6 bits

9.

Convert the decimal (base-10) number 129 to binary (base-2).

a)

1000 0001

b)

1100 0001

c)

0110 0110

d)

0001 1111

10.

What is the 4-bit binary number for the decimal number 10? 

a)

0010

b)

1010

c)

0110

d)

0101

11.

Convert the binary (base-2) number 0011 0001 to decimal (base-10).

a)

49

b)

64

c)

32

d)

121

12.

Your computer uses 4 bits to represent decimal numbers (0, 1, 2, 3 and so on) in binary. What is the SMALLEST number for which an overflow error occur?

a)

14

b)

15

c)

16

d)

17

13.

Information (numbers, words, measurements, observations, etc) that is in a computer-readable form is called:

a)

Bio-Data

b)

Data

c)

Abstraction

d)

Number System

14.

The number system we use in out everyday lives. It has 10 digits, 0-9.

a)

Binary Number System

b)

Decimal Number System

c)

Hexadecimal Number System

d)

Number System

15.

American Standard Code for Information Interchange protocol for encoding text information as bits. 7-bit character set containing 128 characters.

a)

Binary

b)

Bit

c)

ASCII

d)

RGB Encoding

16.

For black and white images 0 is for :

a)

Pixel

b)

RGB Encoding

c)

white

d)

black

17.

How many bits are needed to represent 8 colors?

a)

8 bits

b)

24 bits

c)

1 hex digit

d)

3 bits

18.

Consider the following three binary numbers:

01010

010000

1110

Which of the following lists the numbers in order from least to greatest?

a)

010000

1110

01010


b)

01010

1110

010000


c)

01010

010000

1110


d)

1110

01010

010000


19.

Which of the following methods are used to represent negative numbers in binary :

a)

2's compliment

b)

A computer represents a number with 0 and 1 only no negative numbers

c)

0 is for negative number and 2 's compliment

d)

msb decides positive or negative number

and

2's compliment

20.

Which of these binary (base-2) numbers is the smallest?

a)

1000 0001

b)

1100 0001

c)

0110 0110

d)

0001 1111