Chapter – 1
Number System
Exercise
A. Tick the ✅correct answer.
1. Computers recognize only two discrete states, i.e.,
……………….
a. Yes and No b. Right and Wrong c. On and Off✅
2. The digit ‘zero’ represents the electronic state ……………...
a. On b. Off ✅ c. None
3. The digits used in Octal number system are from
………………...
a. 0 to 9 b. 0 and 1 c. 0 to 7 ✅
4. The base 16 number system is
a. Hexadecimal ✅ b. Binary c. Octal
5. The smallest unit in computer processing is called a
……………...
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a. byte b. Bit ✅ c. nibble
B. Write ‘T’ for True and ‘F’ for False statements.
1. The decimal number system has just two unique digits, 0 and 1. F
2. Binary number system has base 2. T
3. A byte is used to represent a single character in the computer. F
4. A group of 8 bits is called Kilobyte. F
5. A nibble is a collection of 5 bits. F
C. Fill in the blanks.
1. In a Positional Number System, there are some symbols called
Digits.
2. The Binary Number System represents numeric values two
symbols, i.e., 0 and 1.
3. The Decimal Number System has 10 as its base.
4. The Octal Number System has 8 as its base.
6. The Hexadecimal Number System includes the symbols 0 to 9
and A to F.
D. Define the following.
1. Bit: - The smallest unit in computer processing is called Bit. It
is a unit of data that can be either of the two conditions, 0 or 1.
2. Byte: - A group of 8 bits is called a Byte.
3. Nibble: - Half a byte is called Nibble. A nibble is a collection
of bits on a 4-bit boundary.
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E. Differentiate between the following:
Binary Number System Decimal Number System
1. Binary is a base 2 1. The decimal number
number system. system is a base 10
number system.
2. Binary Number System 2. Decimal number system
uses symbol 0 and 1. uses 10 symbols: 0 to 9.
Octal Number System Hexadecimal Number System
1. In an Octal number 1. The hexadecimal
system, the base is 8. number system uses 16
digits including 6 letters
of alphabet.
.
2. There are only eight 2. These includes the
symbols or digits 0 to 7. symbol 0 to 9 and A to F.
F. Answer Briefly
1. What do you mean by Number System? Mention its types.
Ans: - Number System is a way to represent numbers in a computer
system. Every value that we are giving to/ getting from computer
memory has to define number system. There are two types of Number
System.
i. Non- Positional Number System
ii. Positional Number System
2. Write the steps to convert from binary to decimal equivalent.
Ans: - To convert from binary to decimal equivalent, follow the given
steps:
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Step 1: Note down the place value of each digit.
Step 2: Multiply each digit with its place value.
Step 3: Add the product to get back the number.
Example: Convert (1001010) to its decimal equivalent.
1001010 = 1 × 26 + 0 × 25 + 0 × 24 + 1 × 23 + 0 × 22 + 1 × 21 + 0 × 20
= 64 + 0 + 0 + 8 + 0 + 2 + 0
= 74 (Therefore, the decimal value is 74.)
Application Based Question.
1. Anjali’s teacher asks her to tell which method was used by
humans in the past for counting beyond ten. Help her answer
the same.
Ans: - In the past, counting beyond ten was done by humans with
the help of stones, pebbles, or sticks to indicate values.
