M5 Digital Techniques Sub-Module No 2(Quiz No:1)

Numbering Systems

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1. The number of digits used in any numbering system is known as its -----.Base?
   1.   Prefix
   2.   Place
   3.   value
2. The ------ number system has only two symbols: 0 and 1?
   1.   Decimal
   2.   Binary
   3.   Octal
3. Primary uses of the ----------- number system include computer architecture and digital electronics?
   1.   Octal
   2.   Decimal
   3.   binary
4. Which number system is derived by sequentially raising 10 to a higher power moving from right to left?
   1.   Decimal
   2.   Octal
   3.   Hexadecimal
5. Binary digits are called ------?
   1.   Bite
   2.   Bit
   3.   Radix
6. The prefix in the word "octal" is a Latin root for the word ------?
   1.   Ten
   2.   Two
   3.   Eight
7. The value of each digit depends on its ------- within the number?
   1.   Position
   2.   Base
   3.   Place value
8. Each digit in a hexadecimal number system represents a power of -------?
   1.   Eight
   2.   sixteen
   3.   Ten
9. Sending information from one point to the next used to always involve many ------?
   1.   Antenna
   2.   Buses
   3.   Wires
10. A binary number is typically much ------- that its decimal equivalent?
    1.   Longer
    2.   Shorter
    3.   Similar