OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

1. Knowledge of binary number system is required for the designers of computersand other
systems because
digital
(a) it is easy to learn binary number system
(b) it is easy to learn Boolean algebra
(c) it is easy to use binary codes
(d) the devices used in these systems operate in binary
Z. A binary number with n bits all of which are ls has the value
(a) n-1 (b) 2" (c) 2-1) (d) 2" -1
3. If v4l =5, the base (radix) of the
number system is
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8
The number of bits required to assign binary roll numbers to a class of 60students is
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8
J. The radix of the number system if
302/20 = 12.1 is
(a) 3
(b)4 (c) 5 (d) 6
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6. The value of base rif
(a) 7
(121),=(144), is (c)9
(b) 8 (d) 10
7. The value of base r if
(a) 8 (159),,=(186), is
(b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 11
ð. When two n bit binary numbers are added, the sum will contain at the most
(a) n bits (b)n + 1 bits (c) n +2 bits (d) n +n bits
9. When two n bit binary numbers are multiplied, the product will
(a) n bits contain at the most
(b) 2n bits (c) n' bits (d) n +2 bits
10. A group of 8 bits is known as
(a) a nibble (b) a byte (c) a bit (d) an octal
11. In adigital system
performance accuracy depends on number
(a) nature of devices used
(c) word length (b) number of gates
(d) propagation delay
12. The most important
advantage of a digital system over an analog system is
(a) higher speed (b) lower cost
13. How many binary numbers are (c) modularity (d) noise immunity
(a) 256
created with 8-bits?
(b) 128 (c) 64
14. The highest decimal number that (d) 512
can be represented with 10 binary digits is
(a) 512 (b) 1023 (c) 1024 (d) 2! -1
15. Let(A2C) = (X),. Then Xis
(a)7054 given by
(b) 6054 (c) 5154
16. The number of ls present in the (d) 5054
(a) 7
binary representation of 3 x512 +7x 64 + 5 x
(b) 8 (c) 9
8+3 is
17. How many ls are present in the (d) 12
(a)8
binary representation of 15 x 256 +5× 16+ 3?
(b) 9 (c) 10
18. If J61 =7, the base of the (d) 11
(a)7
number system is
(b) & (c) 9
19. If 52/4 = 12, the base of the (d)6
number system is
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d)8
20. If (128),, = (1003),, the possible base b is
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
21. If (292),0= (204),, the possible base b is
(a) & (b) 12
22, 1's complement of 1's (c) 14 (d) 16
(a)01001100
complement of the binary number
10110011 is
(b) 10110011 (c) 01001101
23. 2's complement of 2's (d) 10110100
(a) 01001010
complement of the binary number 101 10101 is
(b) 01001011 (c) 10110101
24 The hexadecimal number system is (d) 10111010
used in digital computers and digital systems t
(a) perform arithmetic operations (b)perform logic operations
(c) perform arithmetic and logic operations (d) input binary data into the system
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25. Ina digital computer binary subtraction is performed

(a) in the same way as we perform subtraction in decimal number system
(b) using 2's complement method
(c) using 9's complement method
(d) using 10'scomplement method
6. The largest negative number which can be stored in a computer that has 8-bit word length and
uses 2's complement arithmetic is
(a) 256 (b) 255 (c) 128 (d) 127
27. The largest positive number that can be stored in acomputer that has 16-bit word length and uses
2's complement arithmetic is
(a) 32 (b) 32767 (c) 32768 (d) 65536
28. The minimum number of bits required to represent positive numbers in the range 1to 63 using
2's complement representation is
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8
29. The minimum number of bits required to represent negative numbers in the range of -1 to -11
using 2's complement arithmetic is
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
30. Consider n-bit l's complement representation of integer numbers. The range of integer values,
N, that can be represented is
(a) -2n-1 <SN<2-1 (b) 1 - 2*-l<N<2-l1
(c) -1 2rn-sNS 2n-l-1 (d) -1 - 2n- <N< 2-!
31. Which number system is not a positional number system?
(a)roman (b) binary (c)decimal (d) hexadecimal
32. The base of the duo decimal number system is
(a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 14