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Number Systems Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What digits are used in the binary number system?

a)

A to F

b)

1 to 10

c)

0 to 9

d)

0 and 1

2.

What is the base of the decimal number system?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

16

d)

10

3.

What is a string of four bits called?

a)

Nibble

b)

Byte

c)

Word

d)

Bit

4.

What is the least significant digit (LSD) in the binary number 1001?

a)

8

b)

0

c)

9

d)

1

5.

With a number system, what is a "base" referring to?

a)

The number of symbols, including 0, that make up the counting method of that system

b)


A method of comparing different number systems

c)

The number of Columns that a number system can support

d)

The number of sets a number system can represent before needing a larger based number system

6.

In binary, what is the decimal equivalent of the binary number 1001?

a)

8

b)

9

c)

10

d)

11

7.

What would the highest single number be in Octal number system?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

0

8.

In a Hexadecimal number system, what would the maximum value one digit could represent?

a)

8

b)

9

c)

15

d)

16

9.

What is the definition of a bit?

a)

the section of a network that is bounded by bridges, routers, or switches

b)

the interface on an internetworking device, such as a router

c)

a binary digit used in the binary number system, either 0 or 1

d)

the network areas within which data packets that have collided are propagated

10.

What is the highest BCD value that a 4-bit nibble could represent?

a)

8

b)

15

c)

10

d)

9

11.

What does ASCII stand for?

a)

American Standard Code for Information Integration

b)

American Standard Code for Information Interchange

c)

American Standard Code for Internet Interchange

d)

American Standard Code for Information Interaction

12.

Which of these statements is NOT true?

a)

Octal uses a base 8 system

b)

4 bits is equal to 1 byte

c)

The highest value a single digit in Binary can be is 1

d)

The first 10 digits in a hexadecimal system is represented by numbers

13.

Which digits are used in the octal number system?

a)

0 to 15

b)

0 to 9

c)

A to F

d)

0 to 7

14.

This number system is used when it is necessary to transfer decimal information into or out of a digital machine such as calculator, digital clocks, digital multimeter, etc.

a)

Binary

b)

ASCII

c)

BCD

d)

Hexadecimal

15.

What is the octal equivalent of the decimal number 73?

a)

111

b)

100

c)

72

d)

75

16.

What is the binary equivalent of the hexadecimal number FAF?

a)

1011 1111 1111

b)

1111 1111 1010

c)

1010 1111 1111

d)

1111 1010 1111

17.

Convert the decimal number 84 in Binary.

(a)  

18.

Convert this Binary number to its equivalent Decimal number: 1101100

(a)  

19.

Convert the decimal number 67.25 to its equivalent Octal number

(a)  

20.

Convert Hexadecimal "BFF" to its Binary equivalent

(a)