Computer System Architecture

291. BCD uses binary number system to specify decimal numbers:

  1. 44105
  2. 44075
  3. 0-9
  4. 0-10

Correct answer: (C)
0-9

292. The ____________ are assigned according to the position occupied by digits:

  1. Volume
  2. Weight
  3. Mass
  4. All of these

Correct answer: (B)
Weight

293. what is the BCD for a decimal number 559:

  1. [0101 0101 1001]BCD
  2. [0101 0001 1010]
  3. [0101 1001 1001]
  4. [1001 1010 0101]

Correct answer: (A)
[0101 0101 1001]BCD

294. ____________ are the codes that represent alphabetic characters, punctuation marks and other special characters:

  1. Alphanumeric codes
  2. ASCII codes
  3. EBCDIC codes
  4. All of these

Correct answer: (A)
Alphanumeric codes

295. Abbreviation ASCII stands for:

  1. American standard code for information interchange
  2. Abbreviation standard code for information interchange
  3. Both
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (A)
American standard code for information interchange

296. How many bit of ASCII code:

  1. 6
  2. 7
  3. 5
  4. 8

Correct answer: (B)
7

297. Which code used in transferring coded information from keyboards and to computer display and printers:

  1. ASCII
  2. EBCDIC
  3. Both
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (A)
ASCII

298. Which code used to represent numbers, letters, punctuation marks as well as control characters:

  1. ASCII
  2. EBCDIC
  3. Both
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (A)
ASCII

299. abbreviation EBCDIC stand for:

  1. Extended binary coded decimal interchange code
  2. External binary coded decimal interchange code
  3. Extra binary coded decimal interchange code
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (A)
Extended binary coded decimal interchange code

300. How many bit of EBCDIC code:

  1. 7
  2. 8
  3. 5
  4. 9

Correct answer: (B)
8

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