Worksheet 1 on Information Representation

1 (a) Draw one line from each vector graphic term to its most appropriate description.

Term Description

a component created
drawing list
using a formula

defines one characteristic

drawing object
of a component

data required to create all

property
components in the graphic

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(b) State what is meant by the bit depth of a bitmap image and explain how changing the bit
depth affects the image.

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Explanation ...............................................................................................................................

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(c) Explain why a bitmap image is often compressed before it is attached to an email.

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 (a) State one difference between a kibibyte and a megabyte.

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(b) (i) Convert the denary value into a 12-bit two’s complement binary integer.

−196

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(ii) Convert the Binary Coded Decimal (BCD) into denary.

100001100101

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(iii) Convert the unsigned binary integer into denary.

000111010110

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(c) Identify one practical application of BCD and justify why BCD is used in this application.

Application ................................................................................................................................

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Justification ...............................................................................................................................

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3 (a) State what is meant by analogue data.

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(b) Draw one line from each term to its most appropriate description.

Term Description

the number of samples taken

sampling
per second

taking measurements at regular

sampling rate
intervals and storing the values

the number of bits used to store

sampling resolution
each sample

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4 (a) Describe the impact of increasing the image resolution on the quality of a bitmap graphic.

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(b) Calculate the file size of a bitmap image using the following information:

• image resolution of 2048 pixels wide and 1024 pixels high

• bit depth of 16 bits.

Give your answer in kibibytes. Show your working.

Working .....................................................................................................................................

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Answer in kibibytes ...................................................................................................................

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Question Answer Marks

1(a) 2 marks for all 3 lines correct 2

1 mark for 1 line correct

Description
Term

a component created
drawing list
using a formula

defines one characteristic

drawing object of a component

data required to create all

property components in the
graphic

1(b) 1 mark for the definition 3

• The number of bits used to represent each colour

1 mark for each bullet point for the explanation

• Increase in bit depth means the image has a greater range of colours //
Decrease in bit depth means the image has a smaller range of colours
• Increase in bit depth makes the image closer to the original / more
realistic // Decrease in bit depth makes the image less like the original /
less realistic

1(c) 1 mark for each bullet point (max 2) 2

• Reduced bandwidth usage when transmitting the message

• Reduced transmission time from email client to email server
• Reduced storage space on the email
• Email accounts often have a maximum size for an attachment
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(a) 1 mark for: 1

Either
• kibibyte = 1,024 bytes // 210 bytes and
megabyte = 1000 kilobytes //1 000 000 bytes // 103 kilobytes // 106 bytes
Or
• kibi is binary prefix and mega is denary prefix

(b)(i) 1111 0011 1100 1

(b)(ii) 865 1

(b)(iii) 470 1

Question Answer Marks

(c) 1 mark for a correct application 2

1 mark for a corresponding justification

• An application that performs financial / banking calculations

• ... because it is difficult to represent decimal values exactly in normal
binary and financial transactions use only two decimal places and must
be accurate, no accumulating errors
Or
• Electronic displays, e.g. calculators, digital clocks
• ... because visual displays only need to show individual digits
• ... because conversion between denary and BCD is easier
Or
• The storage of the date and time in the BIOS of a PC
• ... because conversion with denary is easier
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3(a) 1 mark for: 1

• data values that are continuously changing // variable // any value

3(b) 1 mark for 1 correct line 2

2 marks for 3 correct lines

Term Description

sampling the number of samples

taken per second

taking measurements at
sampling rate regular intervals and storing
the values

the number of bits used to

sampling resolution
store each sample

Question Answer Marks

4(a) 1 mark for each bullet point: 2

• more pixels can be stored / are available

• the image is sharper / less pixelated

4(b) 1 mark for answer. 1 mark for working 2

Answer: 4096 kibibytes

Working:
File size = (2048  1024  16) / (8  1024)

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