worksheet ch1

3 (a) A computer has a microphone and captures a voice recording using sound editing software.

The user can select the sampling resolution before making a recording.

Define the term sampling resolution. Explain how the sampling resolution will affect the accuracy of the
digitized sound.

Sampling resolution ..................................................................................................................

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(b) The computer also has bitmap software.

(i) Define the term image resolution.

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(ii) A picture is drawn and is saved as a 16-colour bitmap image. State how many bits are used to encode
the data for one pixel.

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(iii) A second picture has width 8192 pixels and height 256 pixels.

It is saved as a 256-colour bitmap.

Calculate the file size in kilobytes. Show your working.

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(iv) The actual bitmap file size will be larger than your calculated value as a bitmap file has a file header.

State two items of data that are stored in the file header.

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4) Hexadecimal, Binary Coded Decimal (BCD) and binary values are shown below.

Draw a line to link each value to its correct denary value.

hexadecimal,BCD, Binary Denary

Hexadecimal: 93
3A

-65

BCD representation:
58
0100 1001

-63

Two’s complement 73
binary integer:

11000001
49

-93
2 (a) Convert the following 8-bit binary integer into denary.

01001101
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(b) Convert the following denary number into Binary Coded Decimal (BCD).

82
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(c) Convert the following two’s complement integer number into denary.

11001011

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(d) Convert the following denary number into hexadecimal. Show your working.

198
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 3 (a) (i) Convert the denary number 46 to an 8-bit binary integer.

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(ii) Convert the denary integer – 46 to an 8-bit two’s complement form

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(iii) Convert the denary number 46 into hexadecimal.

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(b) Binary Coded Decimal (BCD) is another way of representing numbers.

(i) Describe how denary integers larger than 9 can be converted into BCD.
Give an example in

your answer.
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 (ii) Describe how an 8-bit BCD representation can be converted
into a denary integer.

Give an example in your answer.

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