Data

Question 1

what is binary

Answer 1

information represented by only two values

Question 2

what is digital

Answer 2

information represented by certain fixed values

Question 3

what is an analogue

Answer 3

using signals or information represented by quantity that is constantly variable

Question 4

what is binary digit (bits)

Answer 4

the smallest unit of data that is represented in a computer. it has a single binary value, either 1 or 0

Question 5

what is byte

Answer 5

the basic combination of bits used to represent an item of information a byte typically consists of 8 bits

Question 6

what is an integer

Answer 6

a whole number

Question 7

what is Most Significant Bit (MSB)

Answer 7

the bit with the highest value in a multiple-bit binary number

Question 8

what is binary shift

Answer 8

an operation done on all the bits of a binary value in which they are moved by a specific number of places to either the left or right

Question 9

what is an arithmetic shift

Answer 9

used for signed binary numbers. when performing a right shift the bits at the left are replaced by copies of the most significant bit.

Question 10

what is hexadecimal

Answer 10

a base-16 number system. there are 16 digits and the place values increase in powers of 16