13 J277 1.2 Processing binary data

What is a binary digit or bit?

• 0 or 1

• 2 or 3

• T or F

• . or -

How is data stored on a hard disk?

• A. Using capacitors

• B. Using trapped electrons

• C. Using light reflection

• D. Using magnetism

Who was credited with the invention of the digital circuit design in 1937?

• A. Alan Turing

• B. Claude Shannon

• C. John von Neumann

• D. Charles Babbage

How can data be stored on optical discs like DVD-RW?

• A. Using capacitors

• B. Using trapped electrons

• C. Using light reflection

• D. Using magnetism

What makes binary systems simple to build components for?

• A. They use multiple states

• B. They use only two states

• C. They use three states

• D. They use four states