Lesson 4.5.2.1

4.5.2.1 Number bases Quiz: AQA Computer Science, Unit 5

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The 20 questions

  1. What is the base of hexadecimal notation?

    • 16
    • 2
    • 10
    • 8
  2. Which digits does binary, which is base 2, use?

    • 1 to 9
    • 0 to 9
    • 0 and 1
    • 0 to 7
  3. How is the decimal number 67 written using subscript notation?

    • 67_10
    • 67_2
    • 67_8
    • 67_16
  4. Which hexadecimal digit represents the decimal value 10?

    • F
    • B
    • A
    • E
  5. Why is hexadecimal used as a shorthand for binary?

    • Each hexadecimal digit represents exactly two binary digits
    • Each hexadecimal digit is the same as one decimal digit
    • Each hexadecimal digit represents exactly four binary digits
    • Each hexadecimal digit replaces exactly eight binary digits
  6. What is the decimal value of the binary number 1010?

    • 10
    • 5
    • 8
    • 12
  7. Which base is the decimal number system?

    • Base 8
    • Base 2
    • Base 10
    • Base 16
  8. Convert the binary number 1001 1011 to decimal.

    • 155
    • 139
    • 165
    • 145
  9. Convert the decimal number 67 to binary.

    • 1100001
    • 1000101
    • 1000011
    • 0110011
  10. Convert the hexadecimal number AE to binary.

    • 10011110
    • 11101010
    • 10101110
    • 10101011
  11. Convert the hexadecimal number AE to decimal.

    • 174
    • 140
    • 164
    • 170
  12. Convert the decimal number 255 to hexadecimal.

    • F0
    • FF
    • EF
    • FE
  13. Convert the hexadecimal number 3F to decimal.

    • 63
    • 48
    • 51
    • 75
  14. Write the binary number 1111 0000 in hexadecimal.

    • F0
    • 0F
    • FF
    • E0
  15. What is the binary form of the decimal number 8?

    • 0111
    • 1100
    • 1000
    • 10001
  16. A byte is written as 0x7F. What are its decimal value and binary form?

    • 112 and 01110000
    • 119 and 01110111
    • 127 and 01111111
    • 128 and 10000000
  17. What is the largest decimal number that can be written with three hexadecimal digits?

    • 4095
    • 4096
    • 3375
    • 1023
  18. Why is the base 2 number 1111 equal to F in base 16?

    • Four binary digits can take 16 values, and 1111 equals 15, which is written F
    • Base 16 numbers always end in F whenever they are converted from binary to hexadecimal
    • Both are written with the same symbols, so the two values are equal in every base used
    • F is a base-2 symbol that is used to write the value fifteen in binary notation
  19. Convert the binary number 1101 to hexadecimal.

    • D
    • E
    • B
    • C
  20. What is the decimal value of the hexadecimal number 2B0?

    • 43
    • 523
    • 688
    • 208

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