Computing

Question 1

1Which is the correct order of units from smallest to largest?

Easy

A. gigabyte, megabyte, kilobyte, byte B. kilobyte, byte, gigabyte, megabyte C. megabyte, byte, gigabyte, kilobyte D. byte, kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte

Question 2

2One byte is made up of

Easy

A. 8 bits B. 2 bits C. 16 bits D. 4 bits

Question 3

3ASCII is a code used to represent

Medium

A. characters such as letters and numbers in binary B. pictures only C. sound only D. colours only

Question 4

4The digits used in the binary number system are

Easy

A. 0 to 7 B. 1 and 2 C. 0 and 1 D. 0 to 9

Question 5

5The binary number 11 is equal to what in decimal?

Easy

A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 11

Question 6

6The smallest unit of data in a computer is the ___.

Easy

Your answer (fill in the blank)

Question 7

7How many bytes are in 1 kilobyte (KB) in computing?

Easy

A. 1,000,000 B. 1,024 C. 100 D. 8

Question 8

8A pixel is the smallest element of a picture on a screen.

Easy

A. True B. False

Question 9

9Which unit would you most likely use to measure the size of a small text file?

Easy

A. terabyte B. kilobyte C. petabyte D. gigahertz

Question 10

10The binary number system uses which base?

Easy

A. base 8 B. base 2 C. base 10 D. base 16