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1. Data Representation - Computer Science CIE IGCSE 2023-24

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What form of data do computers use?

a)

Hexadecimal

b)

Denary

c)

Binary

d)

ASCII

e)

Unicode

2.

Data is processed using...

a)

logic gates

b)

wires

c)

registers

d)

CPU

3.

Data is stored in...

a)

registers

b)

logic gates

c)

the CPU

d)

accumulator

4.

Denary is base...

a)

10

b)

2

c)

1

d)

16

5.

Binary is base...

a)

10

b)

2

c)

1

d)

16

6.

Hexadecimal is base...

a)

10

b)

2

c)

1

d)

16

7.

Why is hexadecimal a beneficial method of data representation?

a)

It is easier for humans to understand than binary.

b)

It is a shorter representation than binary, using 2 symbols for every 8 binary ones.

c)

It is used more widely

d)

It is simpler to understand than denary, as it makes use of letters.

8.

Select the uses of Hex

a)

MAC Addresses

b)

Memory Dump

c)

Memory

d)

Hyper Text Markup Language

e)

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

9.

Select the uses of Hex

a)

Assembly code

b)

ASCII Code

c)

Machine Code

d)

Pseudocode

e)

Unicode

10.

Select the uses of Hex

a)

IP Addresses

b)

Error Codes

c)

Web Addresses

d)

Home Addresses

e)

Media Access control codes

11.

In binary, what does 0 + 0 equal?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

0 carry 1

d)

1 carry 1

12.

In binary, what does 1 + 0 equal?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

0 carry 1

d)

1 carry 1

13.

In binary, what does 1 + 1 equal?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

0 carry 1

d)

1 carry 1

14.

In binary, what does 1 + 1 + 1 equal?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

0 carry 1

d)

1 carry 1

15.

What happens if the sum of 2 binary values is greater than 255 in an 8-bit register?

a)

Overflow error

b)

Error code

c)

Machine error

d)

Carry 1 and convert to 16 bits

16.

What is a left shift equivalent to?

a)

Multiplying by 2

b)

Dividing by 2

17.

What is a right shift equivalent to?

a)

Multiplying by 2

b)

Dividing by 2

18.

What is the MSB equivalent to using two's compliment?

a)

-128

b)

128

19.

What does a standard ASCII code character set consist of?

a)

7-bit codes

b)

8-bit codes

c)

16-bit codes

d)

4-bit codes

e)

9-bit codes

20.

What does an extended ASCII code character set consist of?

a)

7-bit codes

b)

8-bit codes

c)

9-bit codes

d)

16-bit codes

e)

4-bit codes

21.

How does a lowercase letter turn to an uppercase letter with standard ASCII code?

a)

The 6th bit changes from a 1 to a 0

b)

The 6th bit changes from a 0 to a 1

c)

The 8th bit changes from a 1 to a 0

d)

The 8th bit changes from a 0 to a 1

e)

The 7th bit is flipped.

22.

How does a lowercase letter turn to an uppercase letter with standard ASCII code?

a)

The 6th bit changes from a 1 to a 0

b)

The 6th bit changes from a 0 to a 1

c)

The 8th bit changes from a 1 to a 0

d)

The 8th bit changes from a 0 to a 1

e)

The 7th bit is flipped.

23.

What does ASCII stand for?

a)

American Standard Code for Information Interchange

b)

Ardvarks Slide Crossly In Indonesia

c)

Argentina Simple Code for Incorrect Information

d)

American Simple Code for Information Exchange

e)

Antman's Silly Costume Is Incredible

24.

What is ASCII used to represent?

a)

Letters

b)

Numbers

c)

Some Characters

d)

All Characters

e)

Non-English Alphabets

25.

What is Unicode?

a)

An extension of ASCII

b)

An extension of Unicode

c)

An extension of Assembly Code

d)

An extention of Pseudocode

26.

Are sound waves analogue or digital?

a)

Analogue

b)

Digital

27.

What is measuring the amplitude of a sound wave?

a)

Bitmap

b)

Sampling

c)

Amplituding

d)

Sourcing

e)

Calculating file size

28.

What is the number of samples taken per second?

a)

sample rate

b)

file size

c)

sample resolution

d)

bitmapped graphic

29.

What is the number of bits per sample?

a)

sample rate

b)

file size

c)

sample resolution

d)

bitmapped graphic

30.

What is sample rate measured in?

a)

Hertz

b)

Pascals

c)

metres

d)

seconds

31.

What is normal CD streaming quality?

(a)  

32.

Once sound is recorded, can you lower the quality?

a)

Yes

b)

No

33.

Once sound is recorded, can you increase the quality?

a)

Yes

b)

No

34.

What is the number of bits used to represent each colour?

a)

sample rate

b)

image resolution

c)

sample resolution

d)

bitmapped graphic

e)

Colour depth

35.

What is the number of pixels in an image?

a)

sample rate

b)

image resolution

c)

sample resolution

d)

bitmapped graphic

e)

Colour depth

36.

What is 1024 byes?

(a)  

37.

What is 1024 kibibyes?

(a)  

38.

What is 1024 mebibytes?

(a)  

39.

What is 1024 gibibytes?

(a)  

40.

What is 1024 tebibytes?

(a)  

41.

What is 1024 pebibytes?

(a)  

42.

A type of file compression that reduces the file size without permanent loss of data.

a)

lossy

b)

lossless

43.

A type of file compression that reduces the file size by permanently removing data

a)

lossy

b)

lossless

44.

Why do we compress data?

a)

To save storage space

b)

To reduce the time taken to stream a file.

c)

To reduce the time taken to upload/download/ transfer a file.

d)

To help prevent data theft

e)

To ensure a full network bandwidth.

45.

Why do we compress data?

a)

To reduce cost

b)

In order to use up minimal bandwidth.

c)

It is a form of encryption

d)

To ensure network security.

46.

Give examples of Lossy Compression algorithms

a)

MPEG-3 (MP3)

b)

MPEG-4 (MP4)

c)

JPEG

d)

RLE

e)

PNG

47.

Give examples of Lossless Compression algorithms

a)

MPEG-3 (MP3)

b)

MPEG-4 (MP4)

c)

JPEG

d)

RLE

e)

PNG

48.

What does RLE stand for?

a)

Run-Length Encoding

b)

Real Lighting exercise

c)

Read Lossless Encryption

d)

Real-Length Encryption

49.

What does JPEG stand for?

a)

Joint Photographic Experts Group

b)

Joint Photographic Encoding Group

c)

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