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601.

The 2's complement of 11100111 is ________.

A. 11100110
B. 00011001
C. 00011000
D. 00011010
Answer» C. 00011000
602.

Convert the following decimal number to BCD.469

A. 100101101000
B. 010001101001
C. 100001101001
D. 100101100100
Answer» C. 100001101001
603.

Convert the following decimal number to BCD.127

A. 011100100001
B. 111010001
C. 001010111
D. 000100100111
Answer» E.
604.

The decimal number for octal 748 is ________.

A. 74
B. 60
C. 22
D. 62
Answer» C. 22
605.

The sum of 11101 + 10111 equals ________.

A. 110011
B. 100001
C. 110100
D. 100100
Answer» D. 100100
606.

Convert the following binary number to decimal. 100110102

A. 154
B. 155
C. 153
D. 157
Answer» B. 155
607.

The decimal number 188 is equal to the binary number ________.

A. 10111100
B. 0111000
C. 1100011
D. 1111000
Answer» B. 0111000
608.

Convert decimal 64 to binary.

A. 01010010
B. 01000000
C. 00110110
D. 01001000
Answer» C. 00110110
609.

Convert the following octal number to decimal. 178

A. 51
B. 82
C. 57
D. 15
Answer» E.
610.

How many binary digits are required to count to 10010?

A. 7
B. 2
C. 3
D. 100
Answer» B. 2
611.

The BCD number for decimal 347 is ________.

A. 1100 1011 1000
B. 0011 0100 0111
C. 0011 0100 0001
D. 1100 1011 0110
Answer» C. 0011 0100 0001
612.

One hex digit is sometimes referred to as a(n):

A. byte
B. nibble
C. grouping
D. instruction
Answer» C. grouping
613.

Which of the following is the most widely used alphanumeric code for computer input and output?

A. Gray
B. ASCII
C. Parity
D. EBCDIC
Answer» C. Parity
614.

An informational signal that makes use of binary digits is considered to be:

A. solid state
B. digital
C. analog
D. non-oscillating
Answer» C. analog
615.

The 1's complement of 10011101 is ________.

A. 01100010
B. 10011110
C. 01100001
D. 01100011
Answer» B. 10011110
616.

Convert 45710 to hexadecimal.

A. 711
B. 2C7
C. 811
D. 1C9
Answer» E.
617.

Convert the decimal number 151.75 to binary.

A. 10000111.11
B. 11010011.01
C. 00111100.00
D. 10010111.11
Answer» E.
618.

Convert the binary number 1100 to Gray code.

A. 0011
B. 1010
C. 1100
D. 1001
Answer» C. 1100
619.

Which of the following is an invalid BCD code?

A. 0011
B. 1101
C. 0101
D. 1001
Answer» C. 0101
620.

What decimal number does 25 represent?

A. 10
B. 31
C. 25
D. 32
Answer» E.
621.

Determine the decimal equivalent of the signed binary number 11110100 in 1's complement.

A. 116
B. 12
C. 11
D. 128
Answer» D. 128
622.

What is the difference between binary coding and binary-coded decimal?

A. BCD is pure binary.
B. Binary coding has a decimal format.
C. BCD has no decimal format.
D. Binary coding is pure binary.
Answer» E.
623.

A decimal 11 in BCD is ________.

A. 00001011
B. 00001100
C. 00010001
D. 00010010
Answer» D. 00010010
624.

The difference of 111 001 equals ________.

A. 100
B. 111
C. 001
D. 110
Answer» E.
625.

Convert 11001010001101012 to hexadecimal.

A. 121035
B. CA35
C. 53AC1
D. 530121
Answer» C. 53AC1
626.

The sum of the two BCD numbers, 0011 + 0011, is ________.

A. 0110
B. 0111
C. 0011
D. 1100
Answer» B. 0111
627.

Convert binary 01001110 to decimal.

A. 4E
B. 78
C. 76
D. 116
Answer» C. 76
628.

Which is not a word size?

A. 64
B. 28
C. 16
D. 8
Answer» C. 16
629.

The octal numbering system:

A. simplifies tasks
B. groups binary numbers in groups of 4
C. saves time
D. simplifies tasks and saves time
Answer» E.
630.

The binary number 1110 is equal to the decimal number ________.

A. 3
B. 1
C. 7
D. 14
Answer» E.
631.

How many bits are in an ASCII character?

A. 16
B. 8
C. 7
D. 4
Answer» D. 4
632.

A binary number's value changes most drastically when the ________ is changed.

A. MSB
B. frequency
C. LSB
D. duty cycle
Answer» B. frequency
633.

Convert decimal 213 to binary.

A. 11001101
B. 11010101
C. 01111001
D. 11100011
Answer» C. 01111001
634.

Which is typically the longest: bit, byte, nibble, word?

A. Bit
B. Byte
C. Nibble
D. Word
Answer» E.
635.

The binary number for octal 458 is ________.

A. 100010
B. 100101
C. 110101
D. 100100
Answer» C. 110101
636.

Convert 59.7210 to BCD.

A. 111011
B. 01011001.01110010
C. 1110.11
D. 0101100101110010
Answer» C. 1110.11
637.

Convert 8B3F16 to binary.

A. 35647
B. 011010
C. 1011001111100011
D. 1000101100111111
Answer» E.
638.

Assign the proper odd parity bit to the code 111001.

A. 1111011
B. 1111001
C. 0111111
D. 0011111
Answer» C. 0111111
639.

When using even parity, where is the parity bit placed?

A. Before the MSB
B. After the LSB
C. In the parity word
D. After the odd parity bit
Answer» B. After the LSB
640.

Convert the following octal number to decimal. 358

A. 71
B. 17
C. 92
D. 29
Answer» E.
641.

An analog signal has a range from 0 V to 5 V. What is the total number of analog possibilities within this range?

A. 5
B. 50
C. 250
D. infinite
Answer» E.
642.

Digital electronics is based on the ________ numbering system.

A. decimal
B. octal
C. binary
D. hexadecimal
Answer» D. hexadecimal
643.

Hexadecimal letters A through F are used for decimal equivalent values from:

A. 1 through 6
B. 9 through 14
C. 10 through 15
D. 11 through 17
Answer» D. 11 through 17
644.

3 101 + 7 100 is equal to ________.

A. 3.7
B. 37
C. 10
D. 370
Answer» C. 10
645.

3428 is the decimal value for which of the following binary-coded decimal (BCD) groupings?

A. 11010001001000
B. 11010000101000
C. 011010010000010
D. 110100001101010
Answer» C. 011010010000010
646.

The binary-coded decimal (BCD) system can be used to represent each of the 10 decimal digits as a(n):

A. 4-bit binary code
B. 8-bit binary code
C. 16-bit binary code
D. ASCII code
Answer» B. 8-bit binary code
647.

A TTL NAND gate with IIL(max) of 1.6 mA per input drives eight TTL inputs. How much current does the drive output sink?

A. 12.8 mA
B. 8 mA
C. 1.6 mA
D. 25.6 mA
Answer» B. 8 mA
648.

The nominal value of the dc supply voltage for TTL and CMOS is ________.

A. +3 V
B. +5 V
C. +9 V
D. +12 V
Answer» C. +9 V
649.

Which logic family combines the advantages of CMOS and TTL?

A. BiCMOS
B. TTL/CMOS
C. ECL
D. TTL/MOS
Answer» B. TTL/CMOS
650.

Which of the following instructions will move the contents of register 3 to the accumulator?

A. MOV 3R, A
B. MOV R3, A
C. MOV A, R3
D. MOV A, 3R
Answer» D. MOV A, 3R