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1.2 E.O.T -Binary, Addition, Secondary Storage Quizz

Total questions: 194

Worksheet time: 2hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Binary?

a)

A system that uses 10 digits

b)

A system that uses 2 digits

c)

A system that uses 8 digits

d)

A system that uses 16 digits

2.

What is Denary?

a)

A system that uses 2 digits

b)

A system that uses 8 digits

c)

A system that uses 16 digits

d)

A system that uses 10 digits

3.

What are the Binary Digits 0 and 1 called?

a)

Units

b)

Bytes

c)

Bits

d)

Nibbles

4.

How do Computers Communicate?

a)

Using letters and symbols

b)

By sending electrical signals

c)

By using their own language

d)

By sending light signals

5.

If there is an electrical voltage on a wire, what is the wire transmitting?

a)

0

b)

A bit

c)

A nibble

d)

1

6.

If there is no voltage, the wire is transmitting ____, which means it’s ____

(a)  

7.

What is the Positional Number System?

a)

A system where the value of a digit depends on its position

b)

A system where all digits have the same value

c)

A system with only two digits

d)

A system where numbers are randomly arranged

8.

Another word for Positional System is?

a)

Non-Positional System

b)

Decimal System

c)

Place-Value System

d)

Alphabetic System

9.

What is the Binary Positional Value?

a)

10, 100, 1000

b)

1, 10, 100

c)

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 128

d)

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12

10.

Binary allows computers to?

a)

Understand only letters

b)

Solve human language instantly

c)

Store words in sentences

d)

Store and manipulate data using a system of switches (ON/OFF)

11.

What does ASCII stand for?

a)

American Standard Code for Information Interchange

b)

American System Code for Interchanging Information

c)

Advanced Standard Code for International Information

d)

Alternate System Code for Integrated Information

12.

Convert 10110000 to denary.

a)

11

b)

19

c)

20

d)

14

13.

What is the result of 1 + 1 in binary?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

0 carry 1

d)

2

14.

Which of these is NOT a valid binary addition result?

a)

0 + 0 = 0

b)

0 + 1 = 1

c)

1 + 1 = 1 0

d)

1 + 0 = 2

15.

What happens when you add 1 + 1 + 1?

a)

0 carry 1

b)

1 carry 1

c)

0 carry 0

d)

2 carry 1

16.

What is the sum of 10101010 + 01010101 in binary?

a)

11111111

b)

00000000

c)

10111010

d)

10000001

17.

When adding binary digits, where is the carry placed?

a)

To the right of the column

b)

Below the result

c)

To the left of the column

d)

It is ignored

18.

What effect does a left shift have on a binary number?

(a)  

19.

What effect does a right shift have on a binary number?

(a)  

20.

Perform a left shift of 1 on 00000001

(a)  

21.

Perform a left shift of 2 on 00001111

(a)  

22.

Perform a left shift of 3 on 00011011

(a)  

23.

Perform a right shift of 1 on 00001111

(a)  

24.

Perform a right shift of 2 on 11110111

(a)  

25.

Perform a right shift of 2 on 01110000

(a)  

26.

Perform a right shift of 3 on 11110010

(a)  

27.

A left shift of 1 multiples a number by

(a)  

28.

A left shift of 2 multiples a number by

(a)  

29.

A left shift of 3 multiples a number by

(a)  

30.

Right shifts can lead to...

(a)  

31.

Perform a left shift of 1 on 00000001

(a)  

32.

Perform a left shift of 2 on 00001111

(a)  

33.

Perform a left shift of 3 on 00011011

(a)  

34.

Perform a right shift of 1 on 00001111

(a)  

35.

Perform a right shift of 2 on 11110111

(a)  

36.

Perform a right shift of 2 on 01110000

(a)  

37.
To divide a number, you need to use
a)
Right Shift
b)
Left Shift
38.
To multiple a number, you need to use
a)
Right Shift
b)
Left Shift
39.
Shift 01101000 3 places to the right
a)
110100
b)
1101
c)
11010
d)
110
40.
When 2 binary numbers added together becomes bigger than the number of available bits
a)
Underflow
b)
Overflow
c)
Overfill
d)
Underfill
41.
00110011 becomes 00001100. What kind of shift has happened?
a)
Left shift of 1
b)
Left shift of 2
c)
Right shift of 1
d)
Right shift of 2
42.
00110011 becomes 00001100. What effect has it had on this number?
a)
Multiplied by 2
b)
Multiplied by 4
c)
Divided by 2
d)
Divided by 4
43.
00110011 becomes 11001100. What effect has it had on this number?
a)
Multiplied by 2
b)
Multiplied by 4
c)
Divided by 2
d)
Divided by 4
44.
00110011 becomes 11001100. What kind of shift has happened?
a)
Left shift of 1
b)
Left shift of 2
c)
Right shift of 1
d)
Right shift of 2
45.

What error will take place if you perform a left shift of 1 place on the following binary number? 11111111

(a)  

46.

Right shifts can lead to...

(a)  

47.

What is binary also known as?

a)

Base 1

b)

Base 2

c)

Base 3

d)

Base 10

48.
Calculate the binary addition:
01
11
Use binary addition rules + whiteboards!
a)
101
b)
11
c)
111
d)
100
49.
Calculate the binary addition:
1001
1011
Use binary addition rules + whiteboards!
a)
10100
b)
010101
c)
011100
d)
01010011
50.
Calculate the binary addition:
1111
1011
Use binary addition rules + whiteboards!
a)
110101
b)
11110
c)
11011
d)
11010
51.
Calculate the binary addition:
01111
11011
Use binary addition rules + whiteboards!
a)
1010100
b)
101110
c)
111010
d)
101010
52.
Calculate the binary addition:
01111
11011
Use binary addition rules + whiteboards!
a)
101010
b)
11101001
c)
11001011
d)
1010101111
53.
Calculate the binary addition:
01100000
01101001
Use binary addition rules + whiteboards!
a)
11001001
b)
11101001
c)
11001011
d)
1010101111
54.
Calculate the binary addition:
01101111
01101111
Use binary addition rules + whiteboards!
a)
11011110
b)
11011111
c)
11111110
d)
11111110
55.
Calculate the binary addition:
01111111
01111101
Use binary addition rules + whiteboards!
a)
11111101
b)
11111100
c)
11011100
d)
11011100
56.
Calculate the binary addition:
00111011
00110011
Use binary addition rules + whiteboards!
a)
01101111
b)
01111110
c)
01101110
d)
11111110
57.
Calculate the binary addition:
Use binary addition rules + whiteboards!
a)
10100100
b)
10010100
c)
11000100
d)
01011110
58.

How does the rule 1 + 1 + 1 work?

a)

0 carry 1

b)

1 carry both 0s

c)

1 carry 1

d)

0 carry 1

59.

An overflow error is where...

a)

0s and 1s... Oh my!

b)

Not enough room memory to store results

c)

Wrong file type

d)

To much room in memory to add everything up

60.

How many values, or states, can a single bit have?

a)

Two

b)

One

c)

Zero

d)

A nybble

61.

What is 1100 1100 + 0010 1101

a)

55

b)

241

c)

267

d)

249

62.
What is the answer to 010 + 010?
a)
110
b)
010
c)
100
d)
011
63.
What is the answer to 1010 + 0101?
a)
1011
b)
1001
c)
1111
d)
0111
64.
What is the answer to 0110 + 0101?
a)
1011
b)
1101
c)
1110
d)
1111
65.
Add binary numbers shown?
a)
01111011
b)
01101111
c)
01111101
d)
01101101
66.
Add binary numbers shown?
a)
10010000
b)
10001000
c)
10000100
d)
10100000
67.
Add binary numbers shown?
a)
01011010
b)
10011010
c)
10010101
d)
10100010
68.
Add binary numbers shown?
a)
10100100
b)
10010100
c)
11000100
d)
01011110
69.
1 + 1 = 
Answer as a byte
a)
2
b)
0000 0010
c)
0000 0001
d)
0000 0011
70.
11 + 10 = 
Answer as a byte
a)
5
b)
0000 1111
c)
0000 0111
d)
0000 0101
71.
0001 0000 + 0001 0011 =
Answer as a byte
a)
0010 0110
b)
0011 0111
c)
0110 0110
d)
0010 1111
72.
111 + 111 =
Answer as a byte
a)
1100 1111
b)
0001 1110
c)
0000 1111
d)
0000 1110
73.
0010 1100 + 0010 1111 =
Answer as a byte
a)
01111011
b)
11011011
c)
0101 1111
d)
0101 1011
74.
0100 1110 + 1010 0010 =
Answer as a byte
a)
1111 0001
b)
1111 0000
c)
1111 1110
d)
1011 0010
75.
What is this an example of?
a)
Overflow error
b)
8 bit binary addition
76.
Add 3 binary numbers?
0000 0111
0000 1111
0000 1111
a)
1010 1001
b)
0010 1111
c)
0011 0101
d)
0010 0101
77.
Add 3 binary numbers?
0100 0111
0000 1111
0001 1111
a)
0111 0101
b)
0010 1001
c)
0011 1111
d)
0010 0101
78.
Add 3 binary numbers?
0011 1100
0011 1111
0001 0001
a)
1001 0011
b)
1000 1100
c)
0001 0011
d)
1001 0101
79.
Calculate the binary addition:
1001
1011
Use binary addition rules + whiteboards!
a)
10100
b)
010101
c)
011100
d)
01010011
80.
Calculate the binary addition:
01
11
Use binary addition rules + whiteboards!
a)
101
b)
11
c)
111
d)
100
81.
Calculate the binary addition:
1111
1011
Use binary addition rules + whiteboards!
a)
110101
b)
11110
c)
11011
d)
11010
82.
Calculate the binary addition:
01111
11011
Use binary addition rules + whiteboards!
a)
1010100
b)
101110
c)
111010
d)
101010
83.
Calculate the binary addition:
01111
11011
Use binary addition rules + whiteboards!
a)
101010
b)
11101001
c)
11001011
d)
1010101111
84.
Calculate the binary addition:
01100000
01101001
Use binary addition rules + whiteboards!
a)
11001001
b)
11101001
c)
11001011
d)
1010101111
85.
Calculate the binary addition:
01101111
01101111
Use binary addition rules + whiteboards!
a)
11011110
b)
11011111
c)
11111110
d)
11111110
86.
Calculate the binary addition:
01111111
01111101
Use binary addition rules + whiteboards!
a)
11111101
b)
11111100
c)
11011100
d)
11011100
87.
Calculate the binary addition:
00111011
00110011
Use binary addition rules + whiteboards!
a)
01101111
b)
01111110
c)
01101110
d)
11111110
88.
Convert 128 to binary
a)
10000000
b)
01111110
c)
10000001
d)
11001100
89.
Convert 65 to binary
a)
01100001
b)
00100001
c)
01000001
d)
00100101
90.
Convert 254 to binary
a)
11110000
b)
11111100
c)
11111111
d)
11111110
91.
Convert 37 to binary
a)
00100101
b)
00100011
c)
00100111
d)
01000101
92.
What is the answer to 010 + 010?
a)
110
b)
010
c)
100
d)
011
93.
What is this an example of?
a)
Overflow error
b)
8 bit binary addition
94.
What is the answer to 1010 + 0101?
a)
1011
b)
1001
c)
1111
d)
0111
95.
Add binary numbers shown?
a)
01011010
b)
10011010
c)
10010101
d)
10100010
96.
Calculate the binary addition:
01111111
01111101
Use binary addition rules + whiteboards!
a)
11111101
b)
11111100
c)
11011100
d)
11011100
97.
Calculate the binary addition:
00111011
00110011
Use binary addition rules + whiteboards!
a)
01101111
b)
01111110
c)
01101110
d)
11111110
98.
Add 3 binary numbers?
0000 0111
0000 1111
0000 1111
a)
1010 1001
b)
0010 1111
c)
0011 0101
d)
0010 0101
99.
Add 3 binary numbers?
0100 0111
0000 1111
0001 1111
a)
0111 0101
b)
0010 1001
c)
0011 1111
d)
0010 0101
100.
01010101 + 10101010 =
a)
11111111
b)
11111110
c)
11110000
d)
10101011
101.
1 1 1 1 1 + 1 1 1 1
a)
1 0 1 0 1 1
b)
0 1 1 1 0 1
c)
1 0 1 0 0 0
d)
1 0 1 1 1 0
102.

1111 + 1111 + 0001

a)

111101

b)

11111

c)

110011

d)

10101

103.
What are leading zeros?
a)
0s that are placed after the most significant value
b)
0s that are placed after the least significant value
104.
In a logical _____ shift we multiply by 2 for each shift place.
a)
Left
b)
Right
c)
Right and Left
105.
In a logical _____ shift we divide by 2 for each shift place.
a)
Left
b)
Right
c)
Right and Left
106.
Shift 01101000 to 3 places to the right
a)
00110100
b)
00001101
c)
00011010
107.

10101010 + 11001100 = ?

(a)  

108.

11100110 + 00011011 = ?

(a)  

109.

01010000 + 00001100 = ?

(a)  

110.

01001100 + 10101101 = ?

(a)  

111.

00110011 + 00010001 = ?

(a)  

112.

11001100 + 01001001 = ?

(a)  

113.

00011111 + 10000000 = ?

(a)  

114.

10011111 + 00011101 = ?

(a)  

115.

10010110 + 01001100 = ?

(a)  

116.

10101010 + 00000011 = ?

(a)  

117.

  1. 11010011 + 11010100



(a)  

118.

10011000 + 01011101

(a)  

119.

1111 + 11000

(a)  

120.

10011 + 11001

(a)  

121.

1100111 + 1110010

(a)  

122.

What is 11001100 + 01011100 in decimal?

(a)  

123.

What base is Hexadecimal?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

10

d)

16

124.

THE NUMBER SYSTEM WITH BASE 16 IS

a)

OCTAL

b)

HEXADECIMAL

c)

BIANRY

d)

DECIMAL

125.

What digit comes after 9 in Hexadecimal?

a)

10

b)

A

c)

11

d)

F

126.

Why is hexadecimal preferred over binary for humans?

a)

Takes up more space

b)

Easier to read

c)

Slower to convert

d)

Only used in maths

127.

Which of these is NOT a common use of hexadecimal?

a)

Web colours

b)

Memory addresses

c)

MAC addresses

d)

Word documents

128.

Give a real-world example where hexadecimal is used and explain why.

4 lines
129.

What is the decimal value of hex digit F?

a)

14

b)

15

c)

16

d)

13

130.

Which statement is true?

a)

Each nibble = 8 bits

b)

Each nibble = 4 bits

c)

Each hex digit = 8 bits

d)

Hex has 8 unique digits

131.

What is the denary value of hex 2A?

a)

42

b)

32

c)

26

d)

52

132.

Convert hex 3F to decimal:

a)

91

b)

63

c)

42

d)

36

133.

Which of these is hex digit A equal to in decimal?

a)

9

b)

10

c)

11

d)

15

134.

What is the Denary of 40 in Hexadecimal ?

a)
35
b)
28
c)
25
d)
30
135.

What is the hexadecimal value of denary 45?

a)

1B

b)

2D

c)

3C

d)

2F

136.

Convert denary 373 into hexadecimal.

a)

175

b)

1F5

c)

2E5

d)

17D

137.

What is the hexadecimal equivalent of denary 1023?

a)

3EF

b)

4FE

c)

3FF

d)

3FE

138.
Transfering a presentation from a laptop to a PC: Pick the most suitable device
a)
Hard Drive
b)
CD
c)
USB Memory Stick
d)
SD Card
139.
Sending lots of holiday photos to grandparents: Pick the most suitable device
a)
Hard Drive
b)
CD
c)
USB Memory Stick
d)
SD Card
140.
Backing up business files regulary: Pick the most suitable device
a)
Hard Drive
b)
CD
c)
USB Memory Stick
d)
SD Card
141.
A student needs to bring their homework into school: Pick the most suitable device
a)
Hard Drive
b)
CD
c)
USB Memory Stick
d)
SD Card
142.
Distributing a video game for a console: Pick the most suitable device
a)
Hard Drive
b)
CD
c)
USB Memory Stick
d)
SD Card
143.
A ______ is the main storage device in your computer
a)
CPU
b)
Hard Drive
c)
Motherboard
d)
RAM
144.
Most fragile device, easily snapped or scratched
a)
Flash Memory
b)
Magnetic Tape
c)
CD
d)
Hard Drive
145.
Fastest read and write times on this type of device
a)
Flash Memory
b)
Magnetic Tape
c)
CD
d)
Hard Drive
146.
Not intended to be a portable storage device
a)
CD
b)
Flash Memory
c)
DVD
d)
Hard Drive
147.
Same as 1000GB
a)
1TB
b)
1GB
c)
1MB
d)
1KB
148.
Very portable as it is designed to fit into small electronic devices
a)
Hard Drive
b)
Magnetic Tape
c)
CD
d)
Flash Memory
149.
Most durable as it has no moving parts
a)
Solid State Storage
b)
Magnetic Storage
c)
Optical Storage
d)
None of these
150.
Offers the largest capacity devices
a)
Solid State Storage
b)
Magnetic Storage
c)
Optical Storage
d)
None of these
151.
Best for distributing small amounts of files as a freebie with a magazine
a)
Solid State Storage
b)
Magnetic Storage
c)
Optical Storage
d)
None of these
152.
Offers the smallest capacity on each storage media
a)
Solid State Storage
b)
Magnetic Storage
c)
Optical Storage
d)
None of these
153.
Most expensive per GB
a)
Solid State Storage
b)
Magnetic Storage
c)
Optical Storage
d)
None of these
154.
Cheapest per GB
a)
Solid State Storage
b)
Magnetic Storage
c)
Optical Storage
d)
None of these
155.
Least durable storage device
a)
Solid State Storage
b)
Magnetic Storage
c)
Optical Storage
d)
None of these
156.
Small physical size, best used in drones and cameras
a)
Solid State Storage
b)
Magnetic Storage
c)
Optical Storage
d)
None of these
157.
Best used in servers for large amounts of data
a)
Solid State Storage
b)
Magnetic Storage
c)
Optical Storage
d)
None of these
158.

Why is secondary storage needed?

a)

Because it can hold data that can be easily accessed.

b)

Because it can hold data that can be quickly processed.

c)

Because it can hold data that can be easily modified.

d)

Because it can hold data that can be retained when switched off.

159.

Which characteristic measures the cost per GB of a storage device?

a)

Cost

b)

Reliability

c)

Durability

d)

Capacity

160.

Which characteristic measures the resistance of a storage device to external factors?

a)

Cost

b)

Reliability

c)

Durability

d)

Capacity

161.

Which characteristic measures the rate at which data can be read and transferred from a storage device?

a)

Cost

b)

Reliability

c)

Durability

d)

Speed

162.

Which characteristic measures how well a storage device performs over a long period of time?

a)

Cost

b)

Reliability

c)

Durability

d)

Capacity

163.

What is the cost per GB measurement for a storage device?

a)

Price per gigabyte

b)

Expense per petabyte

c)

Price per megabyte

d)

Cost per terabyte

164.

Which of the following is an advantage of Solid State Storage?

a)

It has spinning disks to read the data

b)

The storage device is lightweight and silent

c)

SSDs are very cheap to buy and have lots of storage

165.

'A laser is shone onto the disc and the light is reflected based upon whether it hits a pit or land' describes which storage device?

a)

Cloud storage

b)

Optical storage

c)

Magnetic storage

d)

Solid State storage

166.

Which of the following describes the functionality of solid state storage?

a)

Traps electrons behind blocks of floating gates

b)

Spinning discs are read using a read-write head

c)

Access is only possible if you have a connection to the internet

d)

Has a series of pits and lands that reflect light to a sensor

167.

Which of the following storage devices is most suitable for use in mobile devices?

a)

Cloud

b)

Magnetic

c)

Solid State

d)

Optical

168.

Choose the most appropriate storage device for an all terrain camera crew tracking lions across Africa...

a)

Cloud Storage

b)

Solid State Storage

c)

Magnetic Storage

d)

Optical Storage

169.
Optical device, fairly fragile, easy to snap or scratch.
a)
Flash memory
b)
Magnetic Tape
c)
CD
d)
Hard disk
170.
This storage device needs a computer with a specific  drive in order to read the disk. Cannot be read by a CD drive or DVD drive.  Used for high definition films.
a)
Blu-ray
b)
CD
c)
DVD
d)
Bluetooth
171.
Same as 1,024 GB
a)
1 TB
b)
1 GB
c)
1MB
d)
1 KB
172.
Very portable as it is designed to be fitted into small electronic devices.
a)
Flash memory devices
b)
Internal hard disk
c)
Magnetic tape
d)
Server
173.
The most durable storage device as it has not moving parts
a)
Solid State Storage
b)
Magnetic Storage
c)
Optical Storage
174.
Typically has the largest storage capacity and is the cheapest per gb.
a)
Magnetic storage
b)
Solid state storage
c)
Optical storage
175.

What is primary storage?

a)

The hard drive

b)

Memory

c)

Network server

d)

Cloud storage

176.

Which of these is NOT secondary storage?

a)

USB

b)

Google Drive

c)

RAM

d)

DVD

177.

Why is secondary storage needed?

a)

It is non-volatile

b)

It is volatile

c)

It is quicker

d)

It is online

178.

A [what?] is the most common type of secondary storage.

(a)  

179.

Which of these is the cheapest type of secondary storage?

a)

Magnetic hard disk

b)

Static hard drive

c)

USB drive

d)

DVD-RW

180.

What do the letters RAM stand for?

(a)  

181.

What do the letters ROM stand for?

(a)  

182.

Which type of memory is non-volatile?

a)

ROM

b)

RAM

183.

Which type of memory is volatile?

(a)  

184.

Which type of memory will you find inside a CPU?

a)

RAM

b)

ROM

c)

Virtual

d)

Cache

185.

Which type of memory will you find on a hard disk?

(a)  

186.

What type of memory will be needed if the RAM is nearly full?

a)

ROM

b)

Virtual

c)

Cache

d)

Cloud

187.

Where will you find virtual memory?

a)

On the hard disk

b)

On the motherboard

c)

In the CPU

d)

In the cloud

188.

True or False: Cloud storage is data saved on satellites high above the sky

a)

True

b)

False

189.

Which of these is cloud storage?

a)

Network server

b)

Google Drive

c)

USB Drive

d)

CD

190.

Which is the fastest type of storage?

a)

Static Drive

b)

Magnetic Drive

c)

CD

d)

DVD

191.

What is the benefit of cache memory?

a)

It's cheaper than RAM

b)

It's easier to add more to upgrade a computer

c)

It makes the CPU run faster

d)

It lets you store more data on a computer

192.

What type of memory will you find inside a central processing unit?

(a)  

193.

What is the advantage of an SSD?

a)

Cheaper

b)

Smaller

c)

Bigger

d)

Faster

194.

Tick ALL of the optical storage devices:

a)

CD

b)

USB

c)

Blu-ray

d)

SSD

e)

DVD-RW