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BinaryBits and Bytes
Binary data and Computers
Term | Definition |
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Digital Data | Is represented using values in the form of digits or numbers( 0 and 1) |
What two digits do computers use to process and store any data? | 0 and 1 |
What state does 0 and 1 represents? | 0 = OFF and 1 = ON |
What is the smallest unit of data that a computer can store? | a bit (0 or 1) |
What is the number system called (that is a base of ten)? | Decimal number system |
How many bits are there in one byte? | 8 bits |
Each character or symbol entered using a keyboard has how many bytes? | 1 byte |
A group of 8 bits is called a ___? | Byte |
How many bits are there in the name JOHN? | 32 bits |
How many bytes are there in the name JOHN | 4 Bytes |
How much storage(in bytes) does the computer require to store the name JOHN? | 4 Bytes |
How many bytes are there in one Kilobyte | 1024 bytes |
1024 bits (represents 2¹⁰) which is ... | One kilo(1024 bits) in the binary number system= 1 kilobyte |
1024 Kilobytes(KB) is | 1 Megabyte |
1024 Megabytes(MB) is | 1 Gigabyte |
1024 Gigabyte(GB) is | 1 Terabyte |
1024 Terabytes is | 1 Petabyte |
What is the data called that is represented by 0s and 1s | Digital data |
Each ON(1) or OFF (0) digit is called a | bit |
2⁸(= 8 x 8 x 8 x 8 x 8 x 8 x 8 x 8 ) what is the total value that can be used, starting from 0? | 255 values |
Add the next three numbers the following binary sequence: 2, 4, 8, 16, ___, ____, ____, | 32, 64, 128 |