IT233 Computer Organization: Data Formats Quiz

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What is the purpose of data formats in computing?

To process images and sounds

To convert computer data into human-usable form

To store data in analog format

To convert data into computer-usable form (correct)

Which type of data requires hardware to convert it into binary numbers?

Computer data

Analog data (correct)

Binary input data

Human communication data

What initiates the binary number code for each key in keyboard input?

Discrete keyboard input (correct)

Human communication conversion

Continuous keyboard input

Analog data conversion

In what format does keyboard input such as 'A 1+2=3 math' begin?

Discrete format Signup and view all the answers

What type of data is represented by continuous data such as sound or images?

Analog data Signup and view all the answers

What chapter of the book discusses Data Formats?

Chapter 4 Signup and view all the answers

Which coding scheme is most widely used for representing characters?

ASCII Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'metadata' refer to in the context of data representations?

Data that describes or interprets the meaning of data Signup and view all the answers

Which file format is commonly used for storing vector graphics and fonts?

PostScript Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of compression in data representation?

To store more data in a more compact form Signup and view all the answers

In the context of data types, what is the distinction between numeric characters and numbers?

Numeric characters can be manipulated mathematically, while numbers are treated as text Signup and view all the answers

What does Unicode represent?

Worldwide coding scheme Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of an alphanumeric code?

$ Signup and view all the answers

Which type of data requires hardware to convert it into binary numbers?

Continuous data Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of data formats in computing?

To specify ways to convert data into computer-usable form Signup and view all the answers

Which file format is commonly used for storing vector graphics and fonts?

SVG Signup and view all the answers

What initiates the binary number code for each key in keyboard input?

Keyboard driver software Signup and view all the answers

In what format does keyboard input such as 'A 1+2=3 math' begin?

Binary format Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'metadata' refer to in the context of data representations?

Data about data Signup and view all the answers

Which file format is commonly used for storing vector graphics and fonts?

SVG Signup and view all the answers

What type of data is represented by continuous data such as sound or images?

Multimedia data Signup and view all the answers

Which coding scheme is most widely used for representing characters?

ASCII Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of compression in data representation?

To represent data in a more compact form Signup and view all the answers

In the context of data types, what is the distinction between numeric characters and numbers?

Numeric characters are entered as ordinary characters, while numbers are declared as variables by the programmer. Signup and view all the answers

What does Unicode represent?

A coding scheme for representing characters Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'metadata' refer to in the context of data representations?

Data that describes or interprets the meaning of other data Signup and view all the answers

What chapter of the book discusses Data Formats?

Chapter 4 Signup and view all the answers

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What is the purpose of data formats in computing?

Which type of data requires hardware to convert it into binary numbers?

What initiates the binary number code for each key in keyboard input?

In what format does keyboard input such as 'A 1+2=3 math' begin?

What type of data is represented by continuous data such as sound or images?

What chapter of the book discusses Data Formats?

Which coding scheme is most widely used for representing characters?

What does the term 'metadata' refer to in the context of data representations?

Which file format is commonly used for storing vector graphics and fonts?

What is the primary purpose of compression in data representation?

In the context of data types, what is the distinction between numeric characters and numbers?

What does Unicode represent?

Which of the following is an example of an alphanumeric code?

Which type of data requires hardware to convert it into binary numbers?

What is the role of data formats in computing?

Which file format is commonly used for storing vector graphics and fonts?

What initiates the binary number code for each key in keyboard input?

In what format does keyboard input such as 'A 1+2=3 math' begin?

What does the term 'metadata' refer to in the context of data representations?

Which file format is commonly used for storing vector graphics and fonts?

What type of data is represented by continuous data such as sound or images?

Which coding scheme is most widely used for representing characters?

What is the primary purpose of compression in data representation?

In the context of data types, what is the distinction between numeric characters and numbers?

What does Unicode represent?

What does the term 'metadata' refer to in the context of data representations?

What chapter of the book discusses Data Formats?

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Questions and Answers

What is the purpose of data formats in computing?

Which type of data requires hardware to convert it into binary numbers?

What initiates the binary number code for each key in keyboard input?

In what format does keyboard input such as 'A 1+2=3 math' begin?

What type of data is represented by continuous data such as sound or images?

What chapter of the book discusses Data Formats?

Which coding scheme is most widely used for representing characters?

What does the term 'metadata' refer to in the context of data representations?

Which file format is commonly used for storing vector graphics and fonts?

What is the primary purpose of compression in data representation?

In the context of data types, what is the distinction between numeric characters and numbers?

What does Unicode represent?

Which of the following is an example of an alphanumeric code?

Which type of data requires hardware to convert it into binary numbers?

What is the role of data formats in computing?

Which file format is commonly used for storing vector graphics and fonts?

What initiates the binary number code for each key in keyboard input?

In what format does keyboard input such as 'A 1+2=3 math' begin?

What does the term 'metadata' refer to in the context of data representations?

Which file format is commonly used for storing vector graphics and fonts?

What type of data is represented by continuous data such as sound or images?

Which coding scheme is most widely used for representing characters?

What is the primary purpose of compression in data representation?

In the context of data types, what is the distinction between numeric characters and numbers?

What does Unicode represent?

What does the term 'metadata' refer to in the context of data representations?

What chapter of the book discusses Data Formats?

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