Number System Multiple Choice Questions

Number System Multiple Choice Questions

 1. Which of the following is not a type of number system.

A. Positional 

B. Non-Positional 

C. Octal 

D. Fractional 

Answer = Fractional


2. How is the number 5 represented in non-positional number system.

A. IIIII. 

B. 5. 

C. V. 

D. v 

Answer = IIIII


3. The base is the total number of digits in a number system. 

A. True 

B. False 

C. Nothing Can be said 

D. None of the mentioned 

Answer = True


4.  The LSB and MSB of 1243247 are ____ and ____. 

A. 1, 7. 

B. 4, 7. 

C. 7, 1. 

D. 4, 1. 

Answer = 7, 1


5. A device that uses positional notation to represent a decimal number. 

A. Abacus 

B. Calculator 

C. Pascaline 

D. Computer 

Answer = Abacus


6. The 2’s complement of 5 is ______________. 

A. 1011. 

B. 101. 

C. 1010. 

D. 11. 

Answer = 1011


7. What does BCD stand for.

A. Bitwise coded  decimal 

B. Binary coded decimal 

C. Binary converted decimal 

D. Bitwise Converted Decimal 

Answer = Binary coded decimal


8. 1 zettabyte = ______________. 

A. 1024 TB. 

B. 1024 EB. 

C. 1024 ZB. 

D. 1024 PB. 

Answer = 1024 EB


9. Perfrom BCD addition: 2+3= _______________. 

A. 10. 

B. 11. 

C. 101. 

D. 1010. 

Answer = 101


10.  ASCII stands for _____________________. 

A. American standard code for information interchange 

B. American scientific code for information interchange 

C. American scientific code for international interchange 

D. American standard code of international interchange 

Answer = American standard code for information interchange


11. Which of the following is not a positional number system.

A. Roman Number System 

B. Octal Number System 

C. Binary Number System 

D. Hexadecimal Number System 

Answer = Roman Number System


12. The value of radix in binary number system is _____________. 

A. 2. 

B. 8. 

C. 10. 

D. 1. 

Answer = 2


13. The binary equivalent of the decimal number 10 is __________. 

A. 10. 

B. 10. 

C. 1010. 

D. 10. 

Answer = 1010


14.  A computer language that is written in binary codes only is _____. 

A. machine language 

B. C. 

C. C Sharp 

D. pascal 

Answer = machine language


15. The octal equivalent of 1100101.001010 is ______. 

A. 624.12. 

B. 145.12. 

C. 154.12. 

D. 145.21. 

Answer = 145.12


16. The input hexadecimal representation of 1110 is _______________. 

A. 111. 

B. E. 

C. 15. 

D. 14. 

Answer = E


17. Convert the binary equivalent 10101 to its decimal equivalent. 

A. 21. 

B. 12. 

C. 22. 

D. 31. 

Answer = 21


18. Which of the following is not a binary number.

A. 1111. 

B. 101. 

C. 11E. 

D. 0. 

Answer = 11E


19. In the third option, there is an alphabet E present which makes it an invalid binary number Alphabets are only allowed in the hexadecimal number system. 

A. Which of the following is the correct representation of a binary number.

B. (124)2. 

C. 1110. 

D. (110)2. 

Answer = (110)2


20. What could be the maximum value of a single digit in an octal number system.

A. 8. 

B. 7. 

C. 6. 

D. 5. 

Answer = 7


21. The maximum number of bits sufficient to represent an octal number in binary is _______. 

A. 4. 

B. 3. 

C. 7. 

D. 8. 

Answer = 3


22.  The binary number 111 in octal format is  ________________. 

A. 6. 

B. 7. 

C. 8. 

D. 5. 

Answer = 7


23. Convert (22)8 into its corresponding decimal number. 

A. 28. 

B. 18. 

C. 81. 

D. 82. 

Answer = 18


24. The octal equivalent of the binary number (0010010100)2 is ______________. 

A. 422. 

B. 242. 

C. 224. 

D. 226. 

Answer = 224


25. Octal subtraction of (232)8 from (417)8 will give  ______________. 

A. 165. 

B. 185. 

C. 815. 

D. 516. 

Answer = 165


26. The 1’s complement of 0.101 is _________________. 

A. 1.01. 

B. 0.01. 

C. 0.101. 

D. 1.101. 

Answer = 1.01


27. Convert (5401)8 to hexadecimal. 

A. A01. 

B. A02. 

C. B01. 

D. C01. 

Answer = B01


28. Express the decimal format of the signed binary number (10010)2 .. 

A. 2. 

B. 12. 

C. -12. 

D. -2. 

Answer = -2


29. What does the symbol D represent in a hexadecimal number system.

A. 8. 

B. 16. 

C. 13. 

D. 14. 

Answer = 13


30. ABC is a valid hexadecimal number. 

A. True 

B. False 

C. Nothing Can be said 

D. None of the mentioned 

Answer = True


31. The maximum number of bits sufficient to represent a hexadecimal number in binary:. 

A. 4. 

B. 3. 

C. 7. 

D. 8. 

Answer = 4


32.  The binary number 1110 in hexadecimal format is _____________. 

A. 6. 

B. E. 

C. 14. 

D. 15. 

Answer = E


33. Convert (52)16 into its decimal equivalent. 

A. 28. 

B. 83. 

C. 80. 

D. 82. 

Answer = 82


34. The hexadecimal equivalent of the binary number (0010010100)2 is :. 

A. 0B4. 

B. 0A4. 

C. 224. 

D. 114. 

Answer = 224


35. Hexadecimal Addition of (3A5)16 and (1B2)16 will give :. 

A. 165. 

B. 185. 

C. 815. 

D. 516. 

Answer = 165


36. The 2’s complement of 10.11 :. 

A. 10. 

B. 0.01. 

C. 1.01. 

D. 10.01. 

Answer = 10


37.  Here, 10.11 gets converted to 01.00 in its 1’s complement format Further, to convert 1’s complement into 2’s, we add 1 to the result  Here, 01.00+1=10.00.. 

A. Convert (6532)8 to hexadecimal. 

B. A01. 

C. A02. 

D. B01. 

Answer = A02


38. What do we call the point(decimal) in any hexadecimal number of the form 111.A3.

A. radix 

B. hexadecimal point 

C. decimal 

D. octal point 

Answer = hexadecimal point


39. The value of base in a decimal number system is ____________. 

A. 8. 

B. 2. 

C. 10. 

D. 16. 

Answer = 10


40. The 2’s complement of 15 is ____________. 

A. 0. 

B. 1. 

C. 10. 

D. 100. 

Answer = 1


41. Another name for base is __________. 

A. root 

B. radix 

C. entity 

D. median 

Answer = radix


42. The decimal equivalent of (0.101)2 will be  ____________. 

A. 0.5. 

B. 0.625. 

C. 0.25. 

D. 0.875. 

Answer = 0.625


43. The signed magnitude for -3 will be  ___________. 

A. 11. 

B. 10000011. 

C. 11111101. 

D. 11111100. 

Answer = 10000011


44.  A number with both integer and a fractional part has digits raised to both positive and negative powers of 2 in a decimal number system. 

A. True 

B. False 

C. Nothing Can be said 

D. None of the mentioned 

Answer = False


45. The hexadecimal representation of 14 is  _______________. 

A. A. 

B. F. 

C. D. 

D. E. 

Answer = E


46. Which of the following is not a decimal number.

A. 114. 

B. 43.47. 

C. 99.9A. 

D. 10101. 

Answer = 99.9A


47. Select the incorrect option:. 

A. (101)10 = (1100101)2. 

B. G is valid in hexadecimal system. 

C. C represents 12. 

D. None of the mentioned 

Answer = G is valid in hexadecimal system

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