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1.

Perform subtraction on each of the following binary numbers by taking the two's-complement of the number being subtracted and then adding it to the first number.01001        0110000011        00111

A. 01100    10011
B. 00110    00101
C. 10110    10101
D. 00111    00100
Answer» C. 10110    10101
2.

Multiply the following binary numbers.

A. 0001  1110    0100  1101    0101  1011
B. 0001  1110    0100  1100    0101  1010
C. 0001  1110    0100  1101    0101  1010
D. 0001  1101    0100  1101    0101  1010
Answer» D. 0001  1101    0100  1101    0101  1010
3.

The representation of –1 in eight-bit two's-complement notation is 11110111.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
4.

The binary subtraction 0 – 1 = isdifference = 1borrow = 0

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
5.

11101000 is the 2's-complement representation of –24.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
6.

The solution to the BCD problem 0101 + 0100 is 00001001.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7.

The inputs of a full adder are labeled , , and .

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
8.

If [A] = 10 and [B] = 01, then [A] [b] = ________.

A. [00]
B. 00
C. 11
D. [11]
Answer» D. [11]
9.

–9 represented in eight-bit two's-complement notation is ________.

A. 11110111
B. 11111001
C. 11110110
D. 01111101
Answer» B. 11111001
10.

The contents of the A register after is ________.

A. 0000
B. 0001
C. 1001
D. 1010
Answer» E.
11.

Convert each of the decimal numbers to two's-complement form and perform the addition in binary.

A. 0001  0100    0000  0101
B. 0000  0110    0001  1001
C. 0000  0110    0000  0101
D. 1111  0110    1111  0101
Answer» D. 1111  0110    1111  0101
12.

Add the following binary numbers.

A. 0111 1011    0100  0001    0101  1011
B. 0111 1011    0101  1001    0101  1011
C. 0111 0111    0101  1001    0101  1011
D. 0111 0111    0100  0001    0101  1011
Answer» C. 0111 0111    0101  1001    0101  1011
13.

The BCD addition of 9 and 7 will give initial code groups of 1001 + 0111. Addition of these groups generates a carry to the next higher position. The correct solution to this problem would be to:

A. ignore the lowest order code group because 0000 is a valid code group and prefix the carry with three zeros
B. add 0110 to both code groups to validate the carry from the lowest order code group
C. disregard the carry and add 0110 to the lowest order code group
D. add 0110 to the lowest order code group because a carry was generated and then prefix the carry with three zeros
Answer» E.
14.

Subtract the following binary numbers.

A. 0011  0100    0110  1010    1000  0110
B. 0011  0101    0110  1011    1000  0111
C. 0011  0101    0110  1010    1000  0111
D. 0011  0101    0110  1010    1000  0110
Answer» C. 0011  0101    0110  1010    1000  0111
15.

Subtract the following hexadecimal numbers.

A. 22    18    CB
B. 22    17    CB
C. 22    19    CB
D. 22    18    CC
Answer» B. 22    17    CB
16.

Find the 2's complement of –110110.

A. 110100
B. 101010
C. 001001
D. 001010
Answer» E.
17.

Add the following BCD numbers.

A. 0000  1011    0000  1111    0001  0001
B. 0001  0001    0001  0101    0001  0001
C. 0000  1011    0000  1111    0001  0111
D. 0001  0001    0001  0101    0001  0111
Answer» E.
18.

Add the following hexadecimal numbers.

A. 60    3C    116
B. 62    3C    118
C. 61    3C    117
D. 61    3D    117
Answer» D. 61    3D    117
19.

How many BCD adders would be required to add the numbers 973 + 39?

A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
Answer» B. 4
20.

Convert each of the signed decimal numbers to an 8-bit signed binary number (two's-complement).+7        –3        –12

A. 0000  0111    1111  1101    1111  0100
B. 1000  0111    0111  1101    0111  0100
C. 0000  0111    0000  0011    0000  1100
D. 0000  0111    1000  0011    1000  1100
Answer» B. 1000  0111    0111  1101    0111  0100
21.

Perform the following hex subtraction: ACE – 999 =

A. 235
B. 135
C. 035
D. 335
Answer» C. 035
22.

Determine the two's-complement of each binary number.00110        00011        11101

A. 11001    11100    00010
B. 00111    00010    00010
C. 00110    00011    11101
D. 11010    11101    00011
Answer» E.
23.

The decimal value for E is:

A. 12
B. 13
C. 14
D. 15
Answer» D. 15
24.

Add the following hex numbers: 0110 + 10010

A. 10120
B. 10020
C. 11120
D. 00120
Answer» B. 10020
25.

Convert each of the following signed binary numbers (two's-complement) to a signed decimal number.00000101        11111100        11111000

A. –5    +4    +8
B. +5    –4    –8
C. –5    +252    +248
D. +5    –252    –248
Answer» C. –5    +252    +248
26.

Add the following BCD numbers. 0110   0111   1001 0101   1000   1000

A. 0000  1011    0000  1111    0001  0001
B. 0001  0001    0001  0101    0001  0001
C. 0000  1011    0000  1111    0001  0111
D. 0001  0001    0001  0101    0001  0111
Answer» E.
27.

Subtract the following hexadecimal numbers. 47   34   FA –25   –1C   –2F

A. 22    18    CB
B. 22    17    CB
C. 22    19    CB
D. 22    18    CC
Answer» B. 22    17    CB
28.

Add the following hexadecimal numbers. 3C   14   3B +25   +28   +DC

A. 60    3C    116
B. 62    3C    118
C. 61    3C    117
D. 61    3D    117
Answer» D. 61    3D    117
29.

Perform the following hex subtraction: ACE16 – 99916 =

A. 23516
B. 13516
C. 03516
D. 33516
Answer» C. 03516
30.

Perform subtraction on each of the following binary numbers by taking the two's-complement of the number being subtracted and then adding it to the first number.01001        0110000011        00111

A. 01100    10011
B. 00110    00101
C. 10110    10101
D. 00111    00100
Answer» C. 10110    10101
31.

Convert each of the following signed binary numbers (two's-complement) to a signed decimal number.00000101        11111100        11111000

A. –5    +4    +8
B. +5    –4    –8
C. –5    +252    +248
D. +5    –252    –248
Answer» C. –5    +252    +248
32.

Convert each of the decimal numbers to two's-complement form and perform the addition in binary. +13 –10 add –7 add +15

A. 0001  0100    0000  0101
B. 0000  0110    0001  1001
C. 0000  0110    0000  0101
D. 1111  0110    1111  0101
Answer» D. 1111  0110    1111  0101
33.

Convert each of the signed decimal numbers to an 8-bit signed binary number (two's-complement).+7        –3        –12

A. 0000  0111    1111  1101    1111  0100
B. 1000  0111    0111  1101    0111  0100
C. 0000  0111    0000  0011    0000  1100
D. 0000  0111    1000  0011    1000  1100
Answer» B. 1000  0111    0111  1101    0111  0100
34.

Determine the two's-complement of each binary number.00110        00011        11101

A. 11001    11100    00010
B. 00111    00010    00010
C. 00110    00011    11101
D. 11010    11101    00011
Answer» E.
35.

Solving –11 + (–2) will yield which two's-complement answer?

A. 1110 1101
B. 1111 1001
C. 1111 0011
D. 1110 1001
Answer» D. 1110 1001
36.

Subtract the following binary numbers. 0101 1000   1010 0011   1101 1110 –0010 0011   –0011 1000   –0101 0111

A. 0011  0100    0110  1010    1000  0110
B. 0011  0101    0110  1011    1000  0111
C. 0011  0101    0110  1010    1000  0111
D. 0011  0101    0110  1010    1000  0110
Answer» C. 0011  0101    0110  1010    1000  0111
37.

Multiply the following binary numbers. 1010   1011   1001 ×0011   ×0111   ×1010

A. 0001  1110    0100  1101    0101  1011
B. 0001  1110    0100  1100    0101  1010
C. 0001  1110    0100  1101    0101  1010
D. 0001  1101    0100  1101    0101  1010
Answer» D. 0001  1101    0100  1101    0101  1010
38.

Add the following binary numbers. 0010 0110   0011 1011   0011 1100 +0101 0101   +0001 1110   +0001 1111

A. 0111 1011    0100  0001    0101  1011
B. 0111 1011    0101  1001    0101  1011
C. 0111 0111    0101  1001    0101  1011
D. 0111 0111    0100  0001    0101  1011
Answer» C. 0111 0111    0101  1001    0101  1011
39.

The carry-out of a full adder is ________.

A. [A].
B. [B].
C. [C].
D. [D].
Answer» E.
40.

FC48 – AB91 = ________.

A. 5B77
B. 5267
C. 50B7
D. 5077
Answer» D. 5077
41.

–910 represented in eight-bit two's-complement notation is ________.

A. 11110111
B. 11111001
C. 11110110
D. 01111101
Answer» B. 11111001
42.

Solve this binary problem: 01011000 ÷ 00001011 = ________.

A. 1010
B. 0110
C. 1000
D. 1110
Answer» D. 1110
43.

Solve this binary problem: 1001 × 1100 = ________.

A. 01110001
B. 01111000
C. 01101100
D. 01101110
Answer» D. 01101110
44.

The binary subtraction 1 – 1 = ________.

A. difference = 0borrow = 0
B. difference = 1borrow = 0
C. difference = 1borrow = 1
D. difference = 0borrow = 1
Answer» B. difference = 1borrow = 0
45.

10011100 in two's-complement notation has a decimal value of –100.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
46.

The representation of –110 in eight-bit two's-complement notation is 11110111.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
47.

The range of negative numbers when using an eight-bit two's-complement system is –1 to –128.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
48.

The solution to the binary problem 00110110 – 00011111 is 00011000.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
49.

The solution to the binary problem 1011 – 0111 is 1000.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
50.

The solution to the binary problem 1011 × 0110 is 01100110.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.