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Number System Conversion Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the base of the octal number system?

a)

9

b)

8

c)

7

d)

6

2.

Which digits are used in the octal number system?

a)

0-7

b)

0-9

c)

0-8

d)

1-7

3.

What is the first step in converting a decimal number to octal?

a)

Add 8

b)

Subtract 8

c)

Divide by 8

d)

Multiply by 8

4.

In the conversion from decimal to octal, what does LSB stand for?

a)

Left Significant Bit

b)

Lowest Significant Bit

c)

Least Significant Bit

d)

Last Significant Bit

5.

What is the octal equivalent of the decimal number 456?

a)

740

b)

710

c)

720

d)

730

6.

How do you convert binary to octal?

a)

Group binary digits into sets of five

b)

Group binary digits into sets of three

c)

Group binary digits into sets of two

d)

Group binary digits into sets of four

7.

What is the octal representation of the binary number 11100101?

a)

447

b)

765

c)

567

d)

345

8.

What is the decimal equivalent of the octal number 345?

a)

229

b)

239

c)

256

d)

245

9.

Which of the following is a correct method for converting octal to decimal?

a)

Multiply each digit by 10

b)

Multiply each digit by 8 raised to its position

c)

Multiply each digit by 2

d)

Add each digit

10.

What is the binary equivalent of the octal number 475?

a)

110111101

b)

101111101

c)

100111101

d)

111111101

11.

What is the first step in converting octal to binary?

a)

Add the digits

b)

Multiply by 2

c)

Divide by 2

d)

Look up each octal digit

12.

What is the octal equivalent of the binary number 001100111?

a)

147

b)

137

c)

157

d)

167

13.

In the conversion from octal to decimal, what does the power of 8 represent?

a)

The position of the digit

b)

The total number of digits

c)

The value of the digit

d)

The base of the number system

14.

What is the binary equivalent of the octal number 218?

a)

1000010

b)

100110

c)

101000

d)

110010

15.

What is the decimal equivalent of the octal number 1221?

a)

689

b)

657

c)

690

d)

678

16.

Which of the following is NOT a step in converting decimal to octal?

a)

Reversing the order

b)

Dividing by 8

c)

Writing the remainder

d)

Adding the digits

17.

What is the octal representation of the decimal number 78?

a)

118

b)

117

c)

119

d)

116

18.

What is the binary equivalent of the octal number 377?

a)

11111101

b)

11111110

c)

11111100

d)

11111111

19.

What is the last step in converting binary to octal?

a)

Look up each group in a table

b)

Add the binary digits

c)

Multiply by 2

d)

Reverse the order

20.

What is the octal equivalent of the binary number 10101010?

a)

252

b)

262

c)

272

d)

282