NATTIE COLLEGE

CANDIDATE NAME: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………

END OF MONTH EXAMINATIONS (FEBRUARY 2024)

COMPUTER SCIENCE FORM 3

TIME: 45 MINUTES

INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

1 (a) Denary is a number system that is used by programmers.

Tick (✓) one box to show whether denary is a base-2, base-10 or base-16 number system.

Tick
(✓)

Base-2

Base-10

Base-16
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(b) Hexadecimal values can be used to represent denary values.

Convert these four hexadecimal values into denary values. 05

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(c) Hexadecimal values can also be converted to binary values.

Tick (✓) one box to show the correct 8-bit binary value for each hexadecimal value.

(i) Hexadecimal value 25

Tick
(✓)

00011001

00100101

10100001
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(ii) Hexadecimal value 1B

Tick
(✓)

00011011

10110001

00011010
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(d) (i) Give one way that hexadecimal is used in website development.

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(ii) Give one way that hexadecimal is used in low-level programming.

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2 A train company wants to install a self-service ticket machine system for its train stations. When the
customer has purchased their tickets, the machine will provide a paper ticket.

(a) One output device that is used in the ticket machine is a display screen.

Identify one other output device that is used in the ticket machine system.

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(b) The train company does not want users to use a keyboard or a mouse to enter their data, when
buying a ticket. The company is worried that they may be stolen or get too dirty.

Identify one other input device that would be suitable for use in the ticket machine system, to allow
users to enter their data.

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3 A register stores the binary number:

1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1

(a) Give the denary number for the binary number stored in the register.

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(b) Give the hexadecimal number for the binary number stored in the register.

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(c) A logical left shift of two places is performed on the binary number stored in the register.

Complete the binary register to show its contents after this logical left shift.

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(d) The negative denary number −99 needs to be stored in the register.

Complete the register to show the binary number that would be stored, using two’s
complement. Show all your working.

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Add the two 8-bit binary numbers, using binary addition. Give

your answer in binary. Show all your working.

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4 The payment machine gives the customer a ticket when they have paid their parking cost. Each ticket has a 4-
digit hexadecimal ticket number that is stored as binary.

The binary number 1010000000111101 is stored for a customer’s ticket number.

Give the hexadecimal ticket number that would be displayed on this customer’s ticket. Hexadecimal ticket number

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