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Computer
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Q1 How many major categories of number systems (D) None of the above
are there concerning computers?
Q7 How many maximum characters can be
(A) Two (B) Three
represented using the standard Binary Coded
(C) Four (D) Five
Decimal (BCD) format?
Q2 One byte consists of _______ bits. (A) 32 characters (B) 64 characters
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 128 characters (D) 256 characters
(C) 8 (D) 10
Q8 EBCDIC stands for:
Q3 The decimal number system has ten digits (A) Extended binary coded decimal interchange
ranging from __________. code
(A) 0-9 (B) 1-10 (B) Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange
(C) 0-10 (D) 2-11 Code
(C) Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange
Q4 In the hexadecimal system, what is the range of
Code
numbers used?
(D) Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange
(A) 0 to 7 (B) 1 to 16
Code
(C) 0 to 16 (D) 0 to F
Q9 ____________ and ____________ are the two
Q5 Which number system is also known as the
types of ASCII.
base 2 system?
(A) ASCII-7 and ASCII-8
(A) Decimal (B) Binary
(B) ASCII-4 and ASCII-16
(C) Octal (D) Hexadecimal
(C) ASCII-4 and ASCII-8
Q6 ________ is an 8-bit character-coding scheme (D) ASCII-8 and ASCII-16
used primarily on IBM computers.
Q10 ASCII-8 can represent ______________
(A) EBCDIC
characters.
(B) ASCII
(A) 256 (B) 255
(C) BCD
(C) 258 (D) 257

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Answer Key
Q1 (C) Q6 (A)

Q2 (C) Q7 (B)

Q3 (A) Q8 (A)

Q4 (D) Q9 (A)

Q5 (B) Q10 (A)

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Hints & Solutions

Q1 Text Solution: number system.
A set of symbols used to represent values A decimal number should always be written
derived from a common base or radix is with a subscript 10.
called a number system. This is the most widely used number system
Number systems in computers fall into four in the world.
main categories: decimal number system, Hence, the correct answer is "0-9".
binary number system, octal number system, Q4 Text Solution:
and hexadecimal number system. The hexadecimal number system is a type of
The decimal number system has a base of number system with a base value of 16.
ten because it employs ten digits ranging The hexadecimal number system has 16
from 0 to 9. digits, which are represented from 0 to 9 as
The binary number system, sometimes decimals, but after that, it begins with an
referred to as the base 2 number system, alphabetical representation of preceding
uses just the two binary digits, 0 and 1. numbers such as A, B, C, D, and E.
The octal number system has an 8-bit base These symbols or values are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
and uses numbers ranging from 0 to 7 to 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E and F.
represent numbers. Each digit represents a decimal value.
In the hexadecimal system, numbers are Hexadecimal number systems can be
written or represented with base 16. converted to binary (base-2) numbers, octal
Hence, the correct answer is "Four". numbers (base-8), and decimal number
Q2 Text Solution: systems (base-10).
A byte is a unit of data that is eight bits long Hence, the correct answer is "0 to F".
in computer systems. Q5 Text Solution:
Byte is the basic unit of information in Any number expressed in the base 2 or
computer storage and processing. binary number systems is referred to as a
Most computers use a byte to represent a binary number.
character such as a letter, number, or It uses two distinct symbols to represent
typographic symbol. numerical values: 0 (zero) and 1 (one).
Each byte can store a string of bits that must The positional notation using 2 as a radix is
be combined to form a larger unit for known as the base-2 system.
application purposes. Because the binary system is directly
Byte is abbreviated with an uppercase B. implemented in electronic circuits using logic
Hence, the correct answer is "8". gates, it is utilized internally by nearly all of
Q3 Text Solution: the newest computers and computer-based
The decimal number system uses a base-10 devices.
representation for numeric values. Every digit is referred to as a bit.
The decimal number system has ten digits Hence, the correct answer is "Binary".
ranging from 0-9. Q6 Text Solution:
Because this system has ten digits; it is also Extended Binary Coded Decimal
called a base ten number system or denary Interchange Code (EBCDIC) is an 8-bit

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character-coding scheme primarily used on EBCDIC was devised in 1963 and 1964 by
IBM computers. IBM.
This scheme can code a total of 256 (28) Hence, the correct answer is "Extended binary
characters. coded decimal interchange code".
EBCDIC was devised in 1963 and 1964 by IBM. Q9 Text Solution:
The American standard code for information The American standard code for information
interchange (ASCII) is a 7-bit code, which interchange (ASCII) is a 7-bit code
means that only 128 characters, or 27 can be representing only 128 characters, or 27.
represented. Seven bits are used to represent each ASCII
Binary Coded Decimal, or BCD, is another character.
method for converting decimal numbers to There are two kinds of ASCII codes: ASCII-7
binary equivalents. and ASCII-8.
Hence, the correct answer is "EBCDIC". The basic set of ASCII-7 characters spans
Q7 Text Solution: from 0 to 127, each having seven bits.
Binary Coded Decimal is a 4-bit code used The basic set of ASCII-8 spans from 0 to 255,
to represent numeric data only. and the extended ASCII character has 8 bits.
A standard Binary Coded Decimal, also Hence, the correct answer is "ASCII-7 and
known as an enhanced Binary Coded ASCII-8".
Decimal format, is a 6-bit representation Q10 Text Solution:
scheme that can represent non-numeric The American standard code for information
characters. interchange (ASCII) is a 7-bit code
This allows for a total of 64 characters to be representing only 128 characters, or 27.
represented. However, manufacturers have added an
The standard Binary Coded Decimal eight-bit coding scheme to this coding
representation for the letter A is 1100012. scheme, allowing it to now provide 256
Hence, the correct answer is "64 characters". characters.
Q8 Text Solution: There are two kinds of ASCII codes: ASCII-7
EBCDIC stands for Extended Binary Coded and ASCII-8.
Decimal Interchange Code. The basic set of ASCII-7 characters spans
Extended Binary Coded Decimal from 0 to 127, each having seven bits.
Interchange Code (EBCDIC) is an 8-bit The basic set of ASCII-8 spans from 0 to 255,
character-coding scheme primarily used on and the extended ASCII character has 8 bits.
IBM computers. Hence, the correct answer is "256".
This scheme can code a total of 256 (28)
characters.

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