Chapter 2: Binary Values & Number Systems Quiz Questions
What is the decimal equivalent of the hexadecimal number 1C9F?
7327
Why are binary digits used to represent information on a computer?
The devices used to store and manage data on a computer are cheaper and more reliable if they only have to represent two possible states. Every electrical signal is considered to be either "low" or "high" that map to the binary digits 0 and 1.
The _______________ of a number system determines how many digits are used in the system and the value of digit positions.
base
A single binary digit is called a(n) _______________.
bit
A group of eight bits is called a(n) _______________.
byte
A(n) _______________ is a natural number, a negative of a natural number, or zero.
integer
A(n) _______________ is a unit of an abstract mathematical system subject to the laws of arithmetic.
number
A(n) _______________ is any number that can be expressed as a fraction.
rational number
Bytes can be grouped together into a(n) _______________, the size of which is machine-dependent.
word
The rightmost digit represents its value multiplied by the base raised to the _______________ power.
zero
Convert the following hexadecimal number to binary: 9CB
100111001011
Convert the following octal number to binary: 476
100111110
Convert the following decimal number to hexadecimal: 297
129
In base 16, the digit D is used to represent the decimal value _______________.
13
How many digits are there in the hexadecimal number system?
16
How many digits are there in the binary number system?
2
Convert the following binary number to decimal: 11011011
219
Convert the following octal number to decimal: 476
318
Convert the following binary number to octal: 11011011
333
Convert the following decimal number to octal: 297
451
The highest digit in base 2 is _______________.
1
Perform the following binary addition: 11001 + 1110011
10001100
Convert the following decimal number to binary: 297
100101001
Convert the following binary number to hexadecimal: 11011011
DB
The highest digit in base 16 is _______________.
F