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Unit-2 Model Questions

The document consists of a series of multiple-choice questions and short answer prompts related to data representation in computer systems, including topics such as bits, bytes, binary number systems, signed number representations, floating point representation, and Binary Coded Decimal (BCD). It covers fundamental concepts and methods used in computing, such as two's complement and the significance of floating point for high precision. Additionally, it includes explanations and discussions on the importance of these representations in computer systems.

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Unit-2 Model Questions

The document consists of a series of multiple-choice questions and short answer prompts related to data representation in computer systems, including topics such as bits, bytes, binary number systems, signed number representations, floating point representation, and Binary Coded Decimal (BCD). It covers fundamental concepts and methods used in computing, such as two's complement and the significance of floating point for high precision. Additionally, it includes explanations and discussions on the importance of these representations in computer systems.

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1.What is the smallest unit of data in a computer system?

a) Bit b) Byte c) Megabyte d) Gigabyte


Answer: a) Bit

2.What does the term "binary" refer to in computer science?


a) A system of measurement b) A type of programming language
c) A number system with base 2 d) A type of memory storage
Answer: c) A number system with base 2

3.How many bits are in a byte?


a) 4 b) 8 c) 16 d) 32
Answer: b) 8

4.What is the equivalent of 1 kilobyte (KB) in bytes?


a) 1000 bytes b) 1024 bytes c) 100 bytes d) 1023 bytes
Answer: b) 1024 bytes

5.What is signed number representation in computer systems?


a) A way to represent numbers with decimal points
b) A way to represent negative and positive numbers
c) A way to represent numbers in binary form only
d) A way to represent numbers with complex values
Answer: b) A way to represent negative and positive numbers

6.What is the most commonly used method for signed number


representation?
a) Two's complement b) One's complement
c) Excess notation d) Floating point representation
Answer: a) Two's complement
7.What is floating point representation in computer systems?
a) A way to represent numbers with decimal points
b) A way to represent negative and positive numbers
c) A way to represent numbers in binary form only
d) A way to represent numbers with complex values
Answer: a) A way to represent numbers with decimal points

8.What are the two main components of a floating-point representation?


a) Mantissa and exponent b) Sign and magnitude
c) Integer and fraction d) Real and imaginary
Answer: a) Mantissa and exponent

9.What does BCD stand for?


a) Binary Coded Decimal b) Binary Circuit Design
c) Binary Control Data d) Binary Communication Device
Answer: a) Binary Coded Decimal

10.What is BCD used for in computer systems?


a) To represent floating point numbers
b) To represent signed numbers
c) To represent decimal numbers in binary form
d) To represent complex numbers
Answer: c) To represent decimal numbers in binary form

11.What is the binary representation of the decimal number 15?


a) 1110 b) 1011 c) 1101 d) 1111
Answer: d) 1111

12.Which of the following number systems uses only two symbols (0 and 1)
to represent values?
a) Binary b) Octal c) Decimal d) Hexadecimal
Answer: a) Binary

13.How many bits are in a nibble?


a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8
Answer: b) 4

14.What is the equivalent of 1 terabyte (TB) in bytes?


a) 1,000,000 bytes b) 1,000,000,000 bytes
c) 1,000,000,000,000 bytes d) 1,024 bytes
Answer: c) 1,000,000,000,000 bytes

15.Which of the following is a signed integer representation that uses a


fixed number of bits and includes a sign bit?
a) Two's complement b) Excess notation
c) One's complement d) Floating point representation
Answer: c) One's complement

16.What is the normalized form of a floating-point number?


a) A representation with the smallest exponent
b) A representation with the largest exponent
c) A representation with an exponent of 0
d) A representation with an exponent of 1
Answer: c) A representation with an exponent of 0

17.How many bits are needed to represent a BCD digit?


a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8
Answer: b) 4

18.What is the hexadecimal equivalent of the binary number 1010?


a) 2 b) A c) C d) 10
Answer: b) A

19.What is the BCD equivalent of the decimal number 9?


a) 0000 1001 b) 0001 0001 c) 1001 0000 d) 1000 1000
Answer: a) 0000 1001

20.What is the binary representation of the decimal number -17 in two's


complement notation using 8 bits?
a) 00010001 b) 11101111 c) 11110001 d) 10010001
Answer: b) 11101111

21.What is the purpose of using floating point representation in computer


systems?
a) To represent integer numbers only
b) To represent decimal numbers with high precision
c) To represent negative numbers only
d) To represent binary numbers with low precision
Answer: b) To represent decimal numbers with high precision

22.What are the two main components of a floating-point representation?


a) Mantissa and exponent b) Sign and magnitude
c) Integer and fraction d) Real and imaginary
Answer: a) Mantissa and exponent

23.What is BCD used for in computer systems?


a) To represent floating point numbers
b) To represent signed numbers
c) To represent decimal numbers in binary form
d) To represent complex numbers
Answer: c) To represent decimal numbers in binary form
24.Which signed number representation method uses the leftmost bit to
represent the sign?
a) Two's complement b) One's complement
c) Sign and magnitude d) Excess notation
Answer: c) Sign and magnitude

25.What is the binary representation of -5 in two's complement notation


using 8 bits?
a) 00000101 b) 11111011 c) 11111101 d) 11111010
Answer: c) 11111101

26.What is the mantissa in floating point representation?


a) The integer part of the number b) The fraction part of the number
c) The sign of the number d) The magnitude of the number
Answer: b) The fraction part of the number

27.What is the maximum value that can be represented in a 4-bit BCD


code?
a) 9 b) 10 c) 15 d) 16
Answer: a) 9

28.Which of the following is NOT a method for representing signed


numbers in computers?
a) Two's complement b) One's complement
c) Sign-and-magnitude d) Overflow representation
Answer: d) Overflow representation

29.Which of the following is used to represent fractional numbers in a


computer system?
a) Integer representation b) Binary representation
c) Floating point representation d) Signed number representation
Answer: c) Floating point representation
30.Which of the following is NOT a valid hexadecimal digit?
a) A b) B c) G d) F
Answer: c) G

Short Answer Question

1. Explain the concept of data representation and why it is important in


computer systems.
2. Explain signed number representation and the two most common
methods used in computer systems.
3. What is signed number representation and why is it necessary in
computing?
4. Explain the concept of two's complement representation for signed
integers.
5. Convert the decimal number -42 to an 8-bit two's complement binary
representation.
6. What is floating point representation and why is it used for real
numbers in computing?
7. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of floating-point
representation in computer systems.
8. Define Binary Coded Decimal (BCD) and explain its purpose in
computing.
9. Describe the process of encoding decimal digits into BCD format.

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