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Year-7 Unit-4 Quiz

The document contains a series of questions related to computer science concepts, focusing on the binary system, transistors, digital sound, data packets, and network speed. It covers topics such as the significance of binary digits, the role of transistors in CPUs, and the structure of data packets in networking. Additionally, it addresses encoding systems like ASCII and Unicode, as well as calculations related to data transmission times.

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Year-7 Unit-4 Quiz

The document contains a series of questions related to computer science concepts, focusing on the binary system, transistors, digital sound, data packets, and network speed. It covers topics such as the significance of binary digits, the role of transistors in CPUs, and the structure of data packets in networking. Additionally, it addresses encoding systems like ASCII and Unicode, as well as calculations related to data transmission times.

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Year-7 Unit-4

1. Why is the binary system used in computers?

A) Because it’s easier for humans to understand


B) Because it requires fewer digits
C) Because computers use switches with two states: on and off
D) Because it uses all ten digits

2. Which two digits are used in the binary number system?

A) 0 and 9
B) 1 and 2
C) 0 and 1
D) 2 and 3

3. What is the binary equivalent of the decimal number 5?

A) 1000
B) 101
C) 110
D) 111

4. What is the main role of transistors in a CPU?

A) To cool down the processor


B) To store data permanently
C) To control the flow of electrical signals and perform logic operations
D) To display images on the screen

5. Transistors in a CPU act like:

A) Speakers
B) Switches
C) Wires
D) Fans

6. Increasing the number of transistors in a CPU usually results in:

A) Lower processing power


B) Slower performance
C) Higher processing power
D) Less heat generation

7. Digital sound is created by:

A) Measuring sound at all possible points


B) Ignoring all sound changes
C) Sampling the sound at regular intervals and converting it to binary
D) Recording the sound in analogue form
8. In sound waves, what determines the loudness of the sound?

A) Wavelength
B) Amplitude
C) Frequency
D) Speed

9. What is the denary (decimal) value of the binary number 01010101?

A) 85

B) 63

C) 101

D) 97

10. Which of the following binary numbers is equal to 195 in denary?

A) 10000000

B) 01111111

C) 00110011

D) 11000011

11. How many different colours can be represented using 8-bit binary?

A) 128
B) 255
C) 256
D) 512

12. What is the range of values that can be stored in 8-bit binary colour representation?

A) 0 to 100
B) 1 to 256
C) 0 to 255
D) 0 to 512

13. What does MSB stand for in binary representation?

A) Most Standard Byte


B) Main Storage Bit
C) Most Significant Bit
D) Memory Segment Byte

14. What does LSB stand for?

A) Low Standard Byte


B) Least Storage Bit
C) Least Significant Bit
D) Lower Signal Bit
15. Why is the MSB important in a binary number?

A) It tells you how many numbers there are


B) It holds the smallest value
C) It has the highest place value in the number
D) It is always equal to 0

16. How many bits are used in standard ASCII encoding?

A) 4 bits
B) 7 bits
C) 8 bits
D) 16 bits

17. How many characters can standard ASCII represent?

A) 64
B) 128
C) 256
D) 512

18. Which of the following can Unicode represent that ASCII cannot?

A) Basic Latin characters


B) Numbers and punctuation
C) Emojis and non-Latin characters like Chinese or Arabic
D) English letters only

19. Why is Unicode preferred over ASCII in modern systems?

A) It uses less memory


B) It is faster to type
C) It supports many more characters and languages
D) It works only on Windows

20. What is a major disadvantage of ASCII compared to Unicode?

A) ASCII supports too many languages


B) ASCII characters are too large
C) ASCII cannot represent symbols or letters from many world languages
D) ASCII uses too many bytes

21. What does "IP" in IP address stand for?

A) Internet Protocol
B) Internal Program
C) International Port
D) Internet Provider
22. What is the main purpose of an IP address?

A) To store websites
B) To name devices
C) To identify and locate devices on a network
D) To measure internet speed

23. What is a data packet?

A) A type of computer virus


B) A small unit of data sent over a network
C) A piece of hardware inside a computer
D) A digital image file

24. What information is usually included in a data packet?

A) Only the message


B) The sender’s password
C) Address of sender and receiver, and part of the message
D) A list of websites visited

25. Why are messages broken into packets before being sent?

A) To make them easier to delete


B) To make it harder to read them
C) To send data more efficiently and quickly
D) To change the data into images

26. What is packet switching?

A) Sending data all at once through one fixed path


B) Switching between websites quickly
C) Breaking data into packets and sending them independently
D) Sending files using Bluetooth only

27. In packet switching, each packet may:

A) Follow the same path to the destination


B) Be stored permanently in the router
C) Take a different path to the destination
D) Be converted into sound

30. What happens to the packets when they reach their destination?

A) They are deleted


B) They are sent back to the sender
C) They are stored in the router
D) They are reassembled into the original message
31. Which of the following is typically included in a data packet?

A) Username and password


B) The whole webpage
C) Header, payload, and trailer
D) Only the file name

32. What is the payload in a data packet?

A) The packet's serial number


B) The part of the packet that contains the actual data being sent
C) The path the packet must follow
D) The security code for the packet

33. What is the role of the header in a data packet?

A) It stores the entire document


B) It contains the address of the sender and receiver
C) It helps change the data into images
D) It hides the identity of the sender

34. Which part of the data packet is used to check for errors in transmission?

A) Header
B) Payload
C) Port
D) Footer

35. What is network speed usually measured in?

A) Kilograms per second


B) Miles per hour
C) Bits per second (bps)
D) Volts per second

36. Which of the following speeds is the fastest?

A) 1 Mbps

B) 100 Kbps

C) 1 Gbps

D) 500 bps

37. Which of the following shows the correct order from smallest to largest?

A) Gb, Mb, Kb, b


B) b, Kb, Mb, Gb
C) Kb, b, Gb, Mb
D) b, Mb, Kb, Gb
38. Which is the correct relationship between the units?

A) 1 Kb = 1000 Mb
B) 1 Mb = 1000 Gb
C) 1 Gb = 1000 Mb
D) 1 b = 1024 Kb

39. What is the approximate size of 1 Megabit (Mb)?

A) 1,000 bits
B) 1,000 bytes
C) 1,000,000 bits
D) 1,000,000,000 bits

40. What is the correct formula to calculate the time taken to transmit data over a network?

A) Time = Bandwidth × File Size


B) Time = File Size ÷ Bandwidth
C) Time = File Size + Bandwidth
D) Time = Bandwidth ÷ File Size

41. A file of size 80 megabits is sent over a network with a speed of 10 megabits per second. How long
will it take to send the file?

A) 8 seconds
B) 80 seconds
C) 0.125 seconds
D) 10 seconds

42. A file of size 2 gigabits (Gb) is sent over a network with a speed of 100 megabits per second (Mbps).
How long will it take to send the file?

A) 0.5 seconds
B) 2 seconds
C) 20 seconds0
D) 200 seconds

43. What base is the binary number system?

A) Base 2
B) Base 8
C) Base 10
D) Base 16

44. What base is the denary number system?

A) Base 2
B) Base 8
C) Base 10
D) Base 16

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