Arithmetic Quiz interview questions – page 2

In unsigned binary addition, the two operands are called ____ and _____

1. aug, add
2. augend, addend
3. addend, subend
4. subend, augend

A ____ is small piece of data that is derived from the words "binary digit".

1. megabit
2. bit
3. byte
4. kilo byte

_____ numbers are used as a shorhand form of binary sequence?

1. Octal
2. Decimal
3. Hexadecimal
4. All the above

The ____ usually consists of standard alphabetic, numeric and special characters.

1. video data
2. scientific data
3. audio data
4. text data

The binary equivalent of 23 is

1. 10111
2. 11011001
3. 11100101
4. 1100111

_____ data can be represented by a series of binary numbers and it is discrete.

1. Analog
2. Hybrid
3. Graphic
4. Digital

The simplest form of representing a negative integer is the ____ magnitude representation.

1. sign
2. sign -
3. sign +
4. any sign

The ____ is the number that is subtracted from another number.

1. augend
2. addend
3. multiend
4. subtrahend

The most efficient way to representing a signed integer is a ____ complement representation.

1. 1’s
2. 2’s
3. 9’s
4. 10’s

Sound waves, telephone signals, temperatures and all other signals that are not broken into bits are examples of _____

1. Analog data
2. Digital data
3. Graphic data
4. Hybrid data

A collection of 8 bits is called as a _____

1. Bit
2. Byte
3. KB
4. MB

Any tube of sound, including music and voice, is considered as ____ data.

1. audio
2. graphic
3. Video
4. text

_____ is a mathematical discipline that is used for designing digital circuits in a digital computer.

1. Boolean Algebra
2. Newmans Algebra
3. Kerns Algebra
4. Keplers Algebra

_____ data can have any value within a defined range and it is continuos.

1. Graphic
2. Hybrid
3. Analog
4. Digital

The right most bit is the ____ and has the smallest positional weight.

1. LSB
2. PSB
3. MSB
4. NSB

The parity bit is added for which purpose?

1. Control key
2. Error detection
3. Indexing
4. Coding

ASCII Code is a 7 bit code for

1. Other symbols
2. Numbers
3. Letters
4. All of these

The decimal equivalent of binary number 0.0111 is

1. 4.375
2. 0.4375
3. 0.5375
4.  -0.4375

The two’s complement in binary system is useful for expressing

1. Both positive and negative numbers
2. Positive numbers
3. Negative numbers
4. None of these

The sum of weights in self complementing BCD code must be

1. 7
2. 8
3. 9
4. 10

The tangible part of a computer system is called

1. Input data
2. Output data
3. Hardware
4. Software

Binary coded decimal (BCD) numbers express each digit is a

1. Bit
2. Byte
3. Nibble
4. All of these

ASCII code is an

1. Alpha numeric code
2. Cyclic code
3. Numeric code
4. Alphabet code

Icons are

1. Typed commands
2. Verbal commands
3. Imaginary commands
4. Picture commands