Modern computers work in binary because it is easy to represent two states in simple electronic circuits. Binary is
a...
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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
Questão
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
Questão
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...
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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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