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What is the binary equivalent of the decimal number 10?
What is the binary equivalent of the decimal number 10?
How many states can be represented by a string of 5 bits?
How many states can be represented by a string of 5 bits?
What is the result of multiplying binary numbers 101101 and 10101?
What is the result of multiplying binary numbers 101101 and 10101?
Which of the following is NOT a valid state for a binary number?
Which of the following is NOT a valid state for a binary number?
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What operation must be performed after multiplying the bits of two binary numbers?
What operation must be performed after multiplying the bits of two binary numbers?
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What does a bit represent in computer data processing?
What does a bit represent in computer data processing?
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How many bits are there in a byte?
How many bits are there in a byte?
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What is the term used to describe the number of bits a particular computer can process at a time?
What is the term used to describe the number of bits a particular computer can process at a time?
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In the example given for bits, what was the voltage level representing the ON state (1)?
In the example given for bits, what was the voltage level representing the ON state (1)?
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What is not a characteristic of a bit?
What is not a characteristic of a bit?
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Why would feeding only 8 bits to a computer be considered inefficient?
Why would feeding only 8 bits to a computer be considered inefficient?
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What does the difference in voltage levels between the 0 and 1 in a bit indicate?
What does the difference in voltage levels between the 0 and 1 in a bit indicate?
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What is the number of bits in 1 terabit?
What is the number of bits in 1 terabit?
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How many bytes are there in 8 megabytes (MB)?
How many bytes are there in 8 megabytes (MB)?
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If a computer processes data at a speed of 1 gigabit per second (Gbps), how fast is this in gigabytes per second (GBps)?
If a computer processes data at a speed of 1 gigabit per second (Gbps), how fast is this in gigabytes per second (GBps)?
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How many total bits are in 1 kilobyte (KB)?
How many total bits are in 1 kilobyte (KB)?
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What is the result of adding the binary numbers 1010 and 1101?
What is the result of adding the binary numbers 1010 and 1101?
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What is the number of bytes in 2 terabytes (TB)?
What is the number of bytes in 2 terabytes (TB)?
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Which operation would NOT be considered a basic operation on bits?
Which operation would NOT be considered a basic operation on bits?
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If you double the number of megabits in a network speed from 1MBps, what would be the new speed in mbps?
If you double the number of megabits in a network speed from 1MBps, what would be the new speed in mbps?
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How many bits are equivalent to 3 megabits (Mb)?
How many bits are equivalent to 3 megabits (Mb)?
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What result do you get when adding the binary numbers 10010010 and 11010111?
What result do you get when adding the binary numbers 10010010 and 11010111?
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Which of the following correctly describes the result of 1100 subtracted by 1001?
Which of the following correctly describes the result of 1100 subtracted by 1001?
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What is the first step in the binary addition process?
What is the first step in the binary addition process?
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What is the outcome if you add the binary numbers 1 and 1?
What is the outcome if you add the binary numbers 1 and 1?
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In binary subtraction, what is the effect of adding a carry to the least significant bit?
In binary subtraction, what is the effect of adding a carry to the least significant bit?
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Describing the 2's complement process, what is the first action taken?
Describing the 2's complement process, what is the first action taken?
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If 11001 is subtracted by 1110 (padded to 5 bits), what is the final outcome ignoring the overflow?
If 11001 is subtracted by 1110 (padded to 5 bits), what is the final outcome ignoring the overflow?
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During binary addition, if you were to add 1 to 1 and there is a carry, what bit do you write down?
During binary addition, if you were to add 1 to 1 and there is a carry, what bit do you write down?
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What does the overflow bit signify in binary addition?
What does the overflow bit signify in binary addition?
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What does a carry indicate about the result in binary operations?
What does a carry indicate about the result in binary operations?
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What is the first step in dividing binary numbers?
What is the first step in dividing binary numbers?
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In the division of bits, if a borrow is needed, what does it imply?
In the division of bits, if a borrow is needed, what does it imply?
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When performing multiplication of binary numbers, what is done with the result of each bit multiplication?
When performing multiplication of binary numbers, what is done with the result of each bit multiplication?
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What happens to the result if the final bit in the dividend is processed without needing a borrow?
What happens to the result if the final bit in the dividend is processed without needing a borrow?
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How is the 1's complement of a binary number obtained?
How is the 1's complement of a binary number obtained?
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When subtracting two binary numbers, what indicates that the result is negative?
When subtracting two binary numbers, what indicates that the result is negative?
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What is the final outcome when dividing binary numbers?
What is the final outcome when dividing binary numbers?
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Why is aligning the non-zero most significant bits important in binary division?
Why is aligning the non-zero most significant bits important in binary division?
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What happens to the bits of the divisor during the multiplication of binary numbers?
What happens to the bits of the divisor during the multiplication of binary numbers?
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Study Notes
Units of Data and Fundamental Operations on Bits
- Computers process data into information
- Data is unorganized raw form
- Data is processed in batches
- Study units of data from smallest to largest
- Understand fundamental operations on the smallest unit of data (bits)
Units of Information
- Bits are the smallest unit of information
- Bits exist in two states: 0 (OFF/LOW) and 1 (ON/HIGH)
- Bits have duration and voltage differences
- A sequence of 5 bits is shown in example 1
- A bit is represented by a pulse that lasts either 2 seconds(+5v) or (-5v)
Byte
- Eight bits grouped together form a byte
- More bits means more information
- Bits (using sequences of ONs and OFFs) can represent different characters in languages
- Use lowercase 'b' for bits and uppercase 'B' for bytes
Measures of Units
- Units are used to represent large amounts of data and information
- Kilobits (kb), megabits (mb), gigabits (gb), terabits (tb)
- Kilobytes (KB), megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB), terabytes (TB)
- Conversion between units is important
- 1 kilobit (kb) = 1024 bits
- 1 megabit (mb) = 1024 kilobits
- 1 gigabyte (gb) = 1024 megabytes
- 1 terabyte (tb) = 1024 gigabytes
Basic Operations on Bits
- Computers manipulate bits to get desired results
- Manipulation uses simple operations like addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, and logical operations.
Addition of Bits
- Similar to decimal addition, representing 2 as 10 and adding to next bit
- Align bits to be added to the right
- Add bits in each column and use rule to combine results, 1+0=1 , 0+0=0 and 1+1=0 carry 1 to the column to the left.
- Carry-over to the next column is important.
Subtraction of Bits
- Subtract by adding the 2's complement of the subtrahend (number to be subtracted) to the minuend (original number)
- Procedure: Flip all the 0 to 1, 1 to 0 and add 1, then add to the other binary
- Overflow bit (extra bit on the left) is ignored after addition
Division of Bits
- Follows a series of subtractions of the divisor from the dividend
- If borrow, result is 1. If no borrow, result is 0.
- Drop the next significant bit of the dividend until all bits are processed
- Remainder and quotient are results of the last bit is dropped
Multiplication of Bits
- Multiplication involves shifting and addition
- Each bit of the second number is used to multiply with all the bits of the first number, shifting the result for each bit position
- Results from each bit multiplication are summed up to produce the final result.
Number Bases (Binary, Decimal, Hexadecimal)
- Base refers to number of numerals
- Binary (base 2): only 0 and 1
- Decimal (base 10): 0 to 9
- Converting between bases is important for processing data in computers
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Description
This quiz explores the fundamental concepts of data processing, focusing on units of data from bits to bytes. It covers the characteristics of bits, their operations, and their significance in computing. Participants will gain a better understanding of how data is represented and measured in digital systems.
