Unit 2: Digital Information - Multiple Choice Assessment

Front

What is digital information?

Back

Data represented using binary digits (bits)

Front

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of digital information? Can be stored and transmitted easily, Is resistant to degradation over time, Requires continuous signals for representation, Can be manipulated and processed by computers

Back

Requires continuous signals for representation

Front

Which numbering system is used by computers to represent digital data?

Back

Binary

Front

What is the smallest unit of digital data?

Back

Bit

Front

How many bits are in a byte?

Back

8

Front

What is the base of the binary number system?

Back

2

Front

What is the decimal equivalent of the binary number 1010?

Back

10

Front

What is the binary equivalent of the decimal number 13?

Back

1101

Front

What is a nibble?

Back

4 bits

Front

What is the largest number that can be stored in one byte?

Back

255