
Understanding Binary and Digital Systems

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Computers
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9th - 12th Grade
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Hard

Michael Porter
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is data converted into binary for computer processing?
Because binary is easier for humans to understand.
Because computers can only process data in binary form.
Because it reduces the size of the data.
Because binary is the universal language.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do our perceptions like sound and sight exist in the analog world?
As binary states.
As digital signals.
As discrete values.
On a continuous sinuating line.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a binary digit or bit?
A letter from A to Z.
A number between 0 and 9.
A special character.
A zero or a one.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is having just two states (0 and 1) beneficial for electronic devices?
It makes the devices more colorful.
It simplifies the construction of electronic components.
It increases the speed of data processing.
It allows for more complex data storage.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How is data stored on a hard disk?
Using magnetism with north and south polarity.
Using trapped electrons.
Using light reflection.
Using sound waves.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What represents a binary state in RAM?
Magnetism.
Capacitors holding or not holding a charge.
Light reflection.
Sound waves.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a computer fundamentally made up of?
Dozens of light bulbs.
Hundreds of vacuum tubes.
Millions of tiny switches.
Thousands of large gears.
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