2.1.4 Data Representation

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Quiz for the A451 topic data representation
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Questão 1

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Modern computers work in binary because it is easy to represent two states in simple electronic circuits. Binary is a...
Responda
  • a base 2 numbering system with 2 symbols.
  • a base 6 numbering system with 6 symbols.
  • a base 10 numbering system with 10 symbols.
  • a base 4 numbering system with 4 symbols.

Questão 2

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Each digit in binary is called a...
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  • byte
  • nibble
  • bit
  • kilobyte

Questão 3

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A group of 8 binary bits is called a...
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  • byte
  • bit
  • nibble

Questão 4

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A group of 4 binary bits is called a...
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  • bit
  • byte
  • nibble

Questão 5

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How many kilobytes are in a megabyte?
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  • 1000
  • 1028
  • 1024
  • 1026

Questão 6

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How many megabytes are in a gigabyte?
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  • 1024
  • 1028
  • 1026
  • 1000

Questão 7

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If a computer has only 8 bits to store a value then the last bit of a 9 bit number will be lost. This is called...
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  • an over error.
  • an overflo error.
  • an overflow error.
  • an underflow error.

Questão 8

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Hexadecimal numbers are...
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  • base 12
  • base 6
  • base 16
  • base 10
  • base 18

Questão 9

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All symbols displayed in a computer are represented by a code. The computer looks up the symbol matching the code from a list of codes and their associated characters. The list of codes and characters is called the...
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  • character set.
  • character collection.
  • character group.
  • character assemble.

Questão 10

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ASCII uses...
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  • 7 bits so can provide 127 characters or symbols plus the null character (128 in total).
  • 7 bits so can provide 127 characters or symbols.
  • 7 bits so can provide 127 characters plus the null character (128 in total).

Questão 11

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Unicode uses 16 bits...
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  • providing over 65,000 possibilities or 32 bits providing over 2 billion possibilities.
  • providing over 65,000 possibilities or 32 bits providing over 1 billion possibilities.
  • providing over 65,000 possibilities or 32 bits providing over 3 billion possibilities.
  • providing over 65,000 possibilities or 32 bits providing over 4 billion possibilities.

Questão 12

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A pixel is one dot in an image. The number of bits per pixel determines...
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  • how many colours each dot can represent.
  • how many dots each dot can represent.
  • how many shades each dot can represent.
  • how many pixels each dot can represent.

Questão 13

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The more bits per pixel the greater the...
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  • pixel depth.
  • colour depth.
  • dot depth.

Questão 14

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The resolution of an image is the...
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  • number of dots per unit, e.g.the number of dots per inch (usually called dots per inch or 'dpi').
  • number of pixels per unit, e.g.the number of pixels per inch (usually called dots per inch or 'dpi').
  • number of pixels per unit, e.g.the number of dots per inch (usually called dots per inch or 'dpi').

Questão 15

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The sample rate of a sound is the...
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  • number of times per minute that the sound wave is measured. The higher the sample rate the more accurately the wave is represented.
  • number of times per second that the sound wave is measured. The lower the sample rate the more accurately the wave is represented.
  • number of times per second that the sound wave is measured. The high the sample rate the more accurately the wave is represented.

Questão 16

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The sample interval of a sound is the...
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  • wave gap between measurements of a sound wave being taken.
  • time gap between measurements of a sound being taken.
  • time gap between measurements of a sound wave being taken.

Questão 17

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The sample resolution of a sound is the...
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  • number of bits used to store the value of each wave. The higher the number of bits the more accurately the value is stored.
  • number of waves used to store the value of each sample. The higher the number of bits the more accurately the value is stored.
  • number of bits used to store the value of each sample. The higher the number of bits the more accurately the value is stored.

Questão 18

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An instruction set is the group of instructions available for that specific processor to use. The number of instructions available will depend on...
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  • the number of bits used.
  • the number of instructions used.
  • the speed of the processor.

Questão 19

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The CPU fetches instructions and decodes them in order to find out what to do next. The instructions are in two parts: the OPERATOR and the OPERAND. The OPERATOR or OPCODE represents...
Responda
  • an operation e.g. 'ADD' or 'SUB' or 'DIV'
  • a maths operator only e.g. 'ADD.'
  • further instructions for the CPU.

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