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Quiz on first lesson IGCSE Computer Science Cambridge. 1.1) Number System

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Quiz 1, Sunday, 20 October, 2024, 1.1 Number System


1- How and why do computers use binary to represent all forms of data?

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2- Complete the following table:

Base Base … Number Base 10 Base 16


System Number System Number System
Name Binary … …
… 75 …
10111011 … …
… … A12
Working Area:

3- How and why is hexadecimal used as a beneficial method of data


representation?

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4- Add the following two unsigned 8-bit registers:

0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1

1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1

Put the result in this unsigned 8-bit register:

Any error occurred? Name error type if any.

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5- Consider this 8-bit register:

1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0

Apply a two-place left logical shift

State the effect of this shift on the denary value of the result. Give
reasons.

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How many possible right shifts and left shifts can be applied to the
given register before giving inaccurate results?
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6- What is the range of denary values that can be represented in an 8-bit


register in the two’s complement format?
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