Computer System Architecture

241. Which system was used extensively by early mini computers:

  1. Decimal number
  2. Octal number
  3. Hexadecimal number
  4. Binary number

Correct answer: (B)
Octal number

242. 3 bit binary numbers can be represented by ____________:

  1. Binary number
  2. Decimal number
  3. Hexadecimal number
  4. Octal number

Correct answer: (D)
Octal number

243. A number system that uses eight digits,0,1,2,3,4,5,6, and 7 is called an ____________:

  1. Binary number system
  2. Decimal number system
  3. Octal number system
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (C)
Octal number system

244. Which system each digit has a weight corresponding to its position:

  1. Hexadecimal number system
  2. Binary number system
  3. Decimal number system
  4. Octal number system

Correct answer: (D)
Octal number system

245. Which odometer is a hypothetical device similar to the odometer of a car:

  1. Binary
  2. Decimal
  3. Hexadecimal
  4. Octal

Correct answer: (D)
Octal

246. An ____________ can be easily converted to its decimal equivalent by multiplying each octal digit by positional weight:

  1. Binary number
  2. Octal number
  3. Hexadecimal number
  4. Decimal number

Correct answer: (B)
Octal number

247. The simple procedure is to use ____________:

  1. Binary-triplet method
  2. Decimal-triplet method
  3. Octal-triplet method
  4. All of these

Correct answer: (A)
Binary-triplet method

248. Which system groups number by sixteen and power of sixteen:

  1. Binary
  2. Hexadecimal
  3. Octal
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (B)
Hexadecimal

249. Which number are used extensively in microprocessor work:

  1. Octal
  2. Hexadecimal
  3. Both
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (B)
Hexadecimal

250. Which number is formed from a binary number by grouping bits in groups of 4-bit each starting at the binary point:

  1. Binary
  2. Octal
  3. Decimal
  4. Hexadecimal

Correct answer: (D)
Hexadecimal

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