St.
Jude’s High School
Class – 7
Ch – 2 – Number System
Tick (✓) the correct answer
Question 1
In a decimal number system, the base of a number is represented by
1. 2
2. 10 ✓
3. 16
4. All of the above
Question 2
The base of an octal number is represented by:
1. 2
2. 8 ✓
3. 7
4. None
Question 3
To convert an octal number to its binary equivalent, each octal digit is expressed as
1. 3 bits form ✓
2. 4 bits form
3. 8 bits form
4. All of the above
Question 4
Sixteen raised to the power zero (16⁰) is equivalent to
1. 0
2. 1 ✓
3. 0 and 1
4. None
Question 5
An octal number system uses the digits from
1. 0 to 8
2. 1 to 8
3. 0 to 7 ✓
4. All of the above
Question 6
The base of a hexa-decimal number is represented by
1. H16
2. 16 ✓
3. 15
4. None
Question 7
In a hexa-decimal number system, 'B' represents the digit
1. 11 ✓
2. 12
3. 14
4. 13
Question 8
To express a hexa-decimal number to its binary equivalent, each hexa-decimal digit is expressed
as
1. 2 bits form
2. 3 bits form
3. 4 bits form ✓
4. None
Question 9
The binary equivalent of a hexa-decimal digit 12(C) is represented by
1. 1010
2. 1011
3. 1101
4. 1100 ✓
Question 10
The hexa-decimal equivalent digit of 1011 (4 bits form) is
1. 14
2. 15
3. 11 ✓
4. 12
Fill in the blanks
Question 1
The binary system consists of two digits 0 and 1.
Question 2
A decimal number system uses the digits from 0 to 9.
Question 3
The base in a decimal number system is written as 10.
Question 4
A binary number system is written with 2 as the base.
Question 5
In a decimal to binary conversion, the first remainder is known as Least Significant Bit
(LSB) and the last remainder is Most Significant Bit (MSB).
Question 6
20 = 1
Complete the following tables
Answer
Octal Binary
Digit Equivalent
5 101
7 111
1 001
6 110
3 011
Hexadecimal Binary
Digit Equivalent
8 1000
11 1011
4 0100
15 1111
9 1001
Convert the following to their binary equivalents
Question 1
(78)10
Answer
2 Quotient Remainder
2 78 0 (LSB)
2 39 1
2 19 1
2 9 1
2 4 0
2 2 0
2 1 1 (MSB)
Therefore, (78)10 = (1001110)2
Question 2
(99)10
Answer
2 Quotient Remainder
2 99 1 (LSB)
2 49 1
2 24 0
2 Quotient Remainder
2 12 0
2 6 0
2 3 1
2 1 1 (MSB)
Therefore, (99)10 = (1100011)2
Question 3
(141)10
Answer
2 Quotient Remainder
2 141 1 (LSB)
2 70 0
2 35 1
2 17 1
2 8 0
2 4 0
2 2 0
2 1 1 (MSB)
Therefore, (141)10 = (10001101)2
Question 4
(123)10
Answer
2 Quotient Remainder
2 123 1 (LSB)
2 61 1
2 30 0
2 15 1
2 7 1
2 3 1
2 1 1 (MSB)
Therefore, (123)10 = (1111011)2
Convert the following to their decimal equivalents
Question 1
(10101)2 to ( )10
Answer
Binary
Power Value Result
No
1 (LSB) 20 1 1x1=1
0 21 2 0x2=0
1 22 4 1x4=4
Binary
Power Value Result
No
0 23 8 0x8=0
1 (MSB) 24 16 1x16=16
Equivalent decimal number = 1 + 4 + 16 = 21
Therefore, (10101)2 = (21)10
Question 2
(10000)2 to ( )10
Answer
Binary
Power Value Result
No
0 (LSB) 20 1 0x1=0
0 21 2 0x2=0
0 22 4 1x4=4
0 23 8 0x8=0
1 (MSB) 24 16 1x16=16
Equivalent decimal number = 16
Therefore, (10000)2 = (16)10
Question 3
(11001)2 to ( )10
Answer
Binary
Power Value Result
No
1 (LSB) 20 1 1x1=1
Binary
Power Value Result
No
0 21 2 0x2=0
0 22 4 0x4=0
1 23 8 1x8=8
1 (MSB) 24 16 1x16=16
Equivalent decimal number = 1 + 8 + 16 = 25
Therefore, (11001)2 = (25)10
Question 4
(101010)2 to ( )10
Answer
Binary
Power Value Result
No
0 (LSB) 20 1 0x1=0
1 21 2 1x2=2
0 22 4 0x4=0
1 23 8 1x8=8
0 24 16 0x16=0
1 (MSB) 25 32 1x32=32
Equivalent decimal number = 2 + 8 + 32 = 42
Therefore, (101010)2 = (42)10
Convert the following to Decimal numbers
Question 1
(510)8
Answer
Octal
Power Value Result
No
0 (LSB) 80 1 0x1=0
1 81 8 1x8=8
5 (MSB) 82 64 5x64=320
Equivalent decimal number = 8 + 320 = 328
Therefore, (510)8 = (328)10
Question 2
(ABC)16
Answer
Hexadecimal
Power Value Result
Number
C (12) 160 1 12x1=12
B (11) 161 16 11x16=176
A (10) 162 256 10x256=2560
Equivalent decimal number = 12 + 176 + 2560 = 2748
Therefore, (ABC)16 = (2748)10
Question 3
(1001011)2
Answer
Binary
Power Value Result
No
1 (LSB) 20 1 1x1=1
1 21 2 1x2=2
0 22 4 0x4=0
1 23 8 1x8=8
0 24 16 0x16=0
0 25 32 0x32=0
1 (MSB) 26 64 1x64=64
Equivalent decimal number = 1 + 2 + 8 + 64 = 75
Therefore, (1001011)2 = (75)10
Question 4
(CD7)16
Answer
Hexadecimal
Power Value Result
Number
7 160 1 7x1=7
D (13) 161 16 13x16=208
C (12) 162 256 12x256=3072
Equivalent decimal number = 7 + 208 + 3072 = 3287
Therefore, (CD7)16 = (3287)10
Question 5
(101001)2 to ( )10
Answer
Binary
Power Value Result
No
1 (LSB) 20 1 1x1=1
0 21 2 0x2=0
0 22 4 0x4=0
1 23 8 1x8=8
0 24 16 0x16=0
1 (MSB) 25 32 1x32=32
Equivalent decimal number = 1 + 8 + 32 = 41
Therefore, (101001)2 = (41)10
Question 6
(1100111)2 to ( )10
Answer
Binary
Power Value Result
No
1 (LSB) 20 1 1x1=1
1 21 2 1x2=2
1 22 4 1x4=4
0 23 8 0x8=0
0 24 16 0x16=0
1 25 32 1x32=32
1 (MSB) 26 64 1x64=64
Equivalent decimal number = 1 + 2 + 4 + 32 + 64 = 103
Therefore, (1100111)2 = (103)10
Perform the following
Question 1
(342)8 to ( )2
Answer
Octal Binary
Number Equivalent
2 010
4 100
3 011
Therefore, (342)8 = (011 100 010)2
Question 2
(203)8 to ( )2
Answer
Octal Binary
Number Equivalent
3 011
0 000
2 010
Therefore, (203)8 = ( 010 000 011)2
Question 3
(9AD)16 to ( )2
Answer
Hexadecimal Binary
Number Equivalent
D (13) 1101
A (10) 1010
9 1001
Therefore, (9AD)16 = (1001 1010 1101)2
Question 4
(157)8 to ( )2
Answer
Octal Binary
Number Equivalent
7 111
5 101
1 001
Therefore, (157)8 = (001 101 111)2
Question 5
(ABC)16 to ( )2
Answer
Hexadecimal Binary
Number Equivalent
C (12) 1100
B (11) 1011
A (10) 1010
Therefore, (ABC)16 = (1010 1011 1100)2
Question 6
(DE)16 to ( )2
Answer
Hexadecimal Binary
Number Equivalent
E (14) 1110
D (13) 1101
Therefore, (DE)16 = (1101 1110)2
Convert the following to their hexa-decimal equivalent
Question 1
(110011101111)2
Answer
Grouping in bits of 4:
1100 1110 1111
Binary Equivalent
Number Hexadecimal
1111 F (15)
1110 E (14)
1100 C (12)
Therefore, (110011101111)2 = (CEF)16
Question 2
(11010111100)2
Answer
Grouping in bits of 4:
0110 1011 1100
Binary Equivalent
Number Hexadecimal
1100 C (12)
1011 B (11)
0110 6
Therefore, (11010111100)2 = (6BC)16
Question 3
(89392)10
Answer
16 Quotient Remainder
16 89392 0
16 5587 3
16 349 D (13)
16 21 5
16 1 1
Therefore, (89392)10 = (15D30)16
Question 4
(100101101110)2
Answer
Grouping in bits of 4:
1001 0110 1110
Binary Equivalent
Number Hexadecimal
1110 E (14)
0110 6
1001 9
Therefore, (100101101110)2 = (96E)16
Question 5
(9894)10
Answer
16 Quotient Remainder
16 9894 6
16 618 A (10)
16 38 6
16 2 2
Therefore, (9894)10 = (26A6)16
Question 6
(4966)10
Answer
16 Quotient Remainder
16 4966 6
16 310 6
16 Quotient Remainder
16 19 3
16 1 1
Therefore, (4966)10 = (1366)16
Short Answer Questions
Question 1
What are the different types of number systems that a computer deals with?
Answer
The different types of number systems are:
1. Binary Number System
2. Octal Number System
3. Decimal Number System
4. Hexadecimal Number System
Question 2
What is meant by the following terms? Give an example of each.
(a) An octal number
(b) A hexa-decimal number
Answer
(a) An Octal number — An octal number uses 8 types of digits — 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. It is
represented with base 8.
(b) A hexa-decimal number — A Hexa-decimal number uses 16 types of digits (0 to 15). To
represent digits from 10 to 15 it uses letters from A to F respectively. It is represented with base
16.
Question 3a
Give two differences between Binary number and Decimal number
Answer
Binary number Decimal number
It uses 2 digits — 0 and 1. It uses 10 digits — 0 to 9.
It uses base 2. It uses base 10.
Question 3b
Give two differences between Octal number and Binary number
Answer
Octal number Binary number
It uses 8 digits — 0 to 7. It uses 2 digits — 0 and 1.
It uses base 8. It uses base 2.
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