1 Information Representation

Question 1

Binary

Answer 1

Base 2 number system based on values of 0 and 1

Question 2

Bit

Answer 2

abbreviation for binary digit

Question 3

One’s Complement

Answer 3

Each binary digit is reversed to allow representation of positive and negative numbers

Question 4

Two’s Complement

Answer 4

Each binary digit is reversed and a 1 is added to the right-most position to represent positive and negative numbers

Question 5

Sign and Magnitude

Answer 5

binary system where left-most bit is used to represent the sign (0 is + and 1 is -)

Question 6

Hexadecimal

Answer 6

A base 16 number system

Question 7

Memory Dump

Answer 7

content of the computers memory is outputted on the screen

Question 8

Binary Coded Decimal (BCD)

Answer 8

a number system that uses 4 bits to represent each deanery digit

Question 9

ASCII code

Answer 9

coding system for all characters on a keyboard and control codes

Question 10

Unicode

Answer 10

coding system that represents all languages in the world, the first 128 characters are the same as ASCII)