St.

Jude’s High School

Class – 7
Ch – 2 – Number System

Tick (✓) the correct answer

Question 1

In a decimal number system, the base of a number is represented by

1. 2
2. 10 ✓
3. 16
4. All of the above

Question 2

The base of an octal number is represented by:

1. 2
2. 8 ✓
3. 7
4. None

Question 3

To convert an octal number to its binary equivalent, each octal digit is expressed as

1. 3 bits form ✓
2. 4 bits form
3. 8 bits form
4. All of the above

Question 4

Sixteen raised to the power zero (16⁰) is equivalent to

1. 0
2. 1 ✓
3. 0 and 1
4. None
Question 5

An octal number system uses the digits from

1. 0 to 8
2. 1 to 8
3. 0 to 7 ✓
4. All of the above

Question 6

The base of a hexa-decimal number is represented by

1. H16
2. 16 ✓
3. 15
4. None

Question 7

In a hexa-decimal number system, 'B' represents the digit

1. 11 ✓
2. 12
3. 14
4. 13

Question 8

To express a hexa-decimal number to its binary equivalent, each hexa-decimal digit is expressed
as

1. 2 bits form
2. 3 bits form
3. 4 bits form ✓
4. None

Question 9

The binary equivalent of a hexa-decimal digit 12(C) is represented by

1. 1010
2. 1011
3. 1101
4. 1100 ✓
Question 10

The hexa-decimal equivalent digit of 1011 (4 bits form) is

1. 14
2. 15
3. 11 ✓
4. 12

Fill in the blanks

Question 1

The binary system consists of two digits 0 and 1.

Question 2

A decimal number system uses the digits from 0 to 9.

Question 3

The base in a decimal number system is written as 10.

Question 4

A binary number system is written with 2 as the base.

Question 5

In a decimal to binary conversion, the first remainder is known as Least Significant Bit
(LSB) and the last remainder is Most Significant Bit (MSB).

Question 6

20 = 1
Complete the following tables
Answer

Octal Binary
Digit Equivalent

5 101

7 111

1 001

6 110

3 011

Hexadecimal Binary
Digit Equivalent

8 1000

11 1011

4 0100

15 1111

9 1001
Convert the following to their binary equivalents

Question 1

(78)10

Answer

2 Quotient Remainder

2 78 0 (LSB)

2 39 1

2 19 1

2 9 1

2 4 0

2 2 0

2 1 1 (MSB)

Therefore, (78)10 = (1001110)2

Question 2

(99)10

Answer

2 Quotient Remainder

2 99 1 (LSB)

2 49 1

2 24 0
 2 Quotient Remainder

2 12 0

2 6 0

2 3 1

2 1 1 (MSB)

Therefore, (99)10 = (1100011)2

Question 3

(141)10

Answer

2 Quotient Remainder

2 141 1 (LSB)

2 70 0

2 35 1

2 17 1

2 8 0

2 4 0

2 2 0

2 1 1 (MSB)

Therefore, (141)10 = (10001101)2

Question 4

(123)10

Answer

2 Quotient Remainder

2 123 1 (LSB)

2 61 1

2 30 0

2 15 1

2 7 1

2 3 1

2 1 1 (MSB)

Therefore, (123)10 = (1111011)2

Convert the following to their decimal equivalents

Question 1

(10101)2 to ( )10

Answer

Binary
Power Value Result
No

1 (LSB) 20 1 1x1=1

0 21 2 0x2=0

1 22 4 1x4=4
 Binary
Power Value Result
No

0 23 8 0x8=0

1 (MSB) 24 16 1x16=16

Equivalent decimal number = 1 + 4 + 16 = 21

Therefore, (10101)2 = (21)10

Question 2

(10000)2 to ( )10

Answer

Binary
Power Value Result
No

0 (LSB) 20 1 0x1=0

0 21 2 0x2=0

0 22 4 1x4=4

0 23 8 0x8=0

1 (MSB) 24 16 1x16=16

Equivalent decimal number = 16

Therefore, (10000)2 = (16)10

Question 3

(11001)2 to ( )10

Answer

Binary
Power Value Result
No

1 (LSB) 20 1 1x1=1
 Binary
Power Value Result
No

0 21 2 0x2=0

0 22 4 0x4=0

1 23 8 1x8=8

1 (MSB) 24 16 1x16=16

Equivalent decimal number = 1 + 8 + 16 = 25

Therefore, (11001)2 = (25)10

Question 4

(101010)2 to ( )10

Answer

Binary
Power Value Result
No

0 (LSB) 20 1 0x1=0

1 21 2 1x2=2

0 22 4 0x4=0

1 23 8 1x8=8

0 24 16 0x16=0

1 (MSB) 25 32 1x32=32

Equivalent decimal number = 2 + 8 + 32 = 42

Therefore, (101010)2 = (42)10

Convert the following to Decimal numbers

Question 1

(510)8

Answer

Octal
Power Value Result
No

0 (LSB) 80 1 0x1=0

1 81 8 1x8=8

5 (MSB) 82 64 5x64=320

Equivalent decimal number = 8 + 320 = 328

Therefore, (510)8 = (328)10

Question 2

(ABC)16

Answer

Hexadecimal
Power Value Result
Number

C (12) 160 1 12x1=12

B (11) 161 16 11x16=176

A (10) 162 256 10x256=2560

Equivalent decimal number = 12 + 176 + 2560 = 2748

Therefore, (ABC)16 = (2748)10

Question 3

(1001011)2

Answer
 Binary
Power Value Result
No

1 (LSB) 20 1 1x1=1

1 21 2 1x2=2

0 22 4 0x4=0

1 23 8 1x8=8

0 24 16 0x16=0

0 25 32 0x32=0

1 (MSB) 26 64 1x64=64

Equivalent decimal number = 1 + 2 + 8 + 64 = 75

Therefore, (1001011)2 = (75)10

Question 4

(CD7)16

Answer

Hexadecimal
Power Value Result
Number

7 160 1 7x1=7

D (13) 161 16 13x16=208

C (12) 162 256 12x256=3072

Equivalent decimal number = 7 + 208 + 3072 = 3287

Therefore, (CD7)16 = (3287)10

Question 5

(101001)2 to ( )10

Answer
 Binary
Power Value Result
No

1 (LSB) 20 1 1x1=1

0 21 2 0x2=0

0 22 4 0x4=0

1 23 8 1x8=8

0 24 16 0x16=0

1 (MSB) 25 32 1x32=32

Equivalent decimal number = 1 + 8 + 32 = 41

Therefore, (101001)2 = (41)10

Question 6

(1100111)2 to ( )10

Answer

Binary
Power Value Result
No

1 (LSB) 20 1 1x1=1

1 21 2 1x2=2

1 22 4 1x4=4

0 23 8 0x8=0

0 24 16 0x16=0

1 25 32 1x32=32

1 (MSB) 26 64 1x64=64

Equivalent decimal number = 1 + 2 + 4 + 32 + 64 = 103

Therefore, (1100111)2 = (103)10

Perform the following

Question 1

(342)8 to ( )2

Answer

Octal Binary
Number Equivalent

2 010

4 100

3 011

Therefore, (342)8 = (011 100 010)2

Question 2

(203)8 to ( )2

Answer

Octal Binary
Number Equivalent

3 011

0 000

2 010

Therefore, (203)8 = ( 010 000 011)2

Question 3

(9AD)16 to ( )2

Answer
 Hexadecimal Binary
Number Equivalent

D (13) 1101

A (10) 1010

9 1001

Therefore, (9AD)16 = (1001 1010 1101)2

Question 4

(157)8 to ( )2

Answer

Octal Binary
Number Equivalent

7 111

5 101

1 001

Therefore, (157)8 = (001 101 111)2

Question 5

(ABC)16 to ( )2

Answer

Hexadecimal Binary
Number Equivalent

C (12) 1100

B (11) 1011

A (10) 1010

Therefore, (ABC)16 = (1010 1011 1100)2

Question 6

(DE)16 to ( )2

Answer

Hexadecimal Binary
Number Equivalent

E (14) 1110

D (13) 1101

Therefore, (DE)16 = (1101 1110)2

Convert the following to their hexa-decimal equivalent

Question 1

(110011101111)2

Answer

Grouping in bits of 4:

1100 1110 1111

Binary Equivalent
Number Hexadecimal

1111 F (15)

1110 E (14)

1100 C (12)

Therefore, (110011101111)2 = (CEF)16

Question 2

(11010111100)2

Answer

Grouping in bits of 4:

0110 1011 1100

 Binary Equivalent
Number Hexadecimal

1100 C (12)

1011 B (11)

0110 6

Therefore, (11010111100)2 = (6BC)16

Question 3

(89392)10

Answer

16 Quotient Remainder

16 89392 0

16 5587 3

16 349 D (13)

16 21 5

16 1 1

Therefore, (89392)10 = (15D30)16

Question 4

(100101101110)2

Answer

Grouping in bits of 4:

1001 0110 1110

 Binary Equivalent
Number Hexadecimal

1110 E (14)

0110 6

1001 9

Therefore, (100101101110)2 = (96E)16

Question 5

(9894)10

Answer

16 Quotient Remainder

16 9894 6

16 618 A (10)

16 38 6

16 2 2

Therefore, (9894)10 = (26A6)16

Question 6

(4966)10

Answer

16 Quotient Remainder

16 4966 6

16 310 6
 16 Quotient Remainder

16 19 3

16 1 1

Therefore, (4966)10 = (1366)16

Short Answer Questions

Question 1

What are the different types of number systems that a computer deals with?

Answer

The different types of number systems are:

1. Binary Number System

2. Octal Number System
3. Decimal Number System
4. Hexadecimal Number System

Question 2

What is meant by the following terms? Give an example of each.

(a) An octal number

(b) A hexa-decimal number

Answer

(a) An Octal number — An octal number uses 8 types of digits — 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. It is

represented with base 8.

(b) A hexa-decimal number — A Hexa-decimal number uses 16 types of digits (0 to 15). To

represent digits from 10 to 15 it uses letters from A to F respectively. It is represented with base
16.
Question 3a

Give two differences between Binary number and Decimal number

Answer

Binary number Decimal number

It uses 2 digits — 0 and 1. It uses 10 digits — 0 to 9.

It uses base 2. It uses base 10.

Question 3b

Give two differences between Octal number and Binary number

Answer

Octal number Binary number

It uses 8 digits — 0 to 7. It uses 2 digits — 0 and 1.

It uses base 8. It uses base 2.

*******************************