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This section includes 98 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your 10th knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Every quadratic polynomial can have at most |
| A. | three zeros |
| B. | one zero |
| C. | two zeros |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 2. |
Select one of the following statements that best describes the parity method of error detection. |
| A. | Parity checking is best suited for detecting single-bit errors in transmitted codes. |
| B. | Parity checking is not suitable for detecting single-bit errors in transmitted codes. |
| C. | Parity checking is capable of detecting and correcting errors in transmitted codes |
| D. | Parity checking is best suited for detecting double-bit errors that occur during the transmission of codes from one location to another. |
| Answer» B. Parity checking is not suitable for detecting single-bit errors in transmitted codes. | |
| 3. |
Assign the proper even parity bit to the code 1100001. |
| A. | 11100001 |
| B. | 1100001 |
| C. | 01100001 |
| D. | 01110101 |
| Answer» B. 1100001 | |
| 4. |
The base of the hexadecimal system is: |
| A. | eight. |
| B. | sixteen. |
| C. | ten. |
| D. | two. |
| Answer» C. ten. | |
| 5. |
Convert 5278 to binary. |
| A. | 011100111 |
| B. | 101010111 |
| C. | 343 |
| D. | 111010101 |
| Answer» C. 343 | |
| 6. |
Convert 52716 to binary. |
| A. | 343 |
| B. | 001101000111 |
| C. | 010100100111 |
| D. | 011100100101 |
| Answer» D. 011100100101 | |
| 7. |
Alphanumeric codes should include as a minimum: |
| A. | the capacity to represent the alphabet upper- and lowercase characters and the decimal numbers in a straight binary format. |
| B. | the capacity to code all possible decimal numbers in a direct octal representation of BCD codes. |
| C. | the alphabet upper- and lowercase letters, the decimal digits, the seven punctuation marks, and other characters or symbols. |
| D. | the ability to represent decimal numbers greater than 12810 in a straight binary format. |
| Answer» D. the ability to represent decimal numbers greater than 12810 in a straight binary format. | |
| 8. |
The BCD number for decimal 16 is ________. |
| A. | 00010110 |
| B. | 00010000 |
| C. | 00010010 |
| D. | 11100000 |
| Answer» B. 00010000 | |
| 9. |
Convert the following hexadecimal number to decimal. B516 |
| A. | 212 |
| B. | 197 |
| C. | 165 |
| D. | 181 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
The American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) uses how many individual pulses for any given character? |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» D. 8 | |
| 11. |
Convert the following decimal number to octal. 39 |
| A. | 638 |
| B. | 368 |
| C. | 478 |
| D. | 748 |
| Answer» D. 748 | |
| 12. |
Convert 110010012 (binary) to decimal. |
| A. | 201 |
| B. | 2001 |
| C. | 20 |
| D. | 210 |
| Answer» B. 2001 | |
| 13. |
What is the decimal value of the hexadecimal number 777? |
| A. | 191 |
| B. | 1911 |
| C. | 19 |
| D. | 19111 |
| Answer» C. 19 | |
| 14. |
Convert 73116 to decimal |
| A. | 216.4 |
| B. | 985 |
| C. | 3D9 |
| D. | 1841 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
Convert binary 1001 to hexadecimal |
| A. | 916 |
| B. | 1116 |
| C. | 10116 |
| D. | 1016 |
| Answer» B. 1116 | |
| 16. |
Convert hexadecimal C0B to binary. |
| A. | 110000001011 |
| B. | 110000001001 |
| C. | 110000001100 |
| D. | 110100001011 |
| Answer» B. 110000001001 | |
| 17. |
Convert the following decimal number to hexadecimal. 74 |
| A. | A416 |
| B. | B416 |
| C. | 4A16 |
| D. | 4B16 |
| Answer» D. 4B16 | |
| 18. |
Convert the binary number 1011010 to hexadecimal. |
| A. | 5B |
| B. | 5F |
| C. | 5A |
| D. | 5C |
| Answer» D. 5C | |
| 19. |
Convert the following hexadecimal number to decimal. 1CF16 |
| A. | 463 |
| B. | 4033 |
| C. | 479 |
| D. | 4049 |
| Answer» B. 4033 | |
| 20. |
The octal number for binary 1101110101110110 is ________. |
| A. | 6545218 |
| B. | 5565618 |
| C. | 1566568 |
| D. | 1565668 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
What is the result when a decimal 5238 is converted to base 16? |
| A. | 327.375 |
| B. | 12.166 |
| C. | 1388 |
| D. | 1476 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
Convert the following hexadecimal number to binary. 14B16 |
| A. | 1011010000012 |
| B. | 0001010010112 |
| C. | 0001010011012 |
| D. | 1101010000012 |
| Answer» C. 0001010011012 | |
| 23. |
Convert the following BCD number to decimal. 100000000011bcd |
| A. | 8003 |
| B. | 803 |
| C. | 1003 |
| D. | 103 |
| Answer» C. 1003 | |
| 24. |
The binary number for F3A16 is ________. |
| A. | 111100111010 |
| B. | 111100111110 |
| C. | 000000111010 |
| D. | 000011000100 |
| Answer» B. 111100111110 | |
| 25. |
The binary number 11001110 is equal to the decimal number ________. |
| A. | 12 |
| B. | 206 |
| C. | 127 |
| D. | 66 |
| Answer» C. 127 | |
| 26. |
Convert the following BCD number to decimal. 010101101001bcd |
| A. | 539 |
| B. | 2551 |
| C. | 569 |
| D. | 1552 |
| Answer» D. 1552 | |
| 27. |
Express the decimal number –37 as an 8-bit number in sign-magnitude |
| A. | 10100101 |
| B. | 00100101 |
| C. | 11011000 |
| D. | 11010001 |
| Answer» B. 00100101 | |
| 28. |
Convert the following decimal number to BCD. 469 |
| A. | 100101101000 |
| B. | 010001101001 |
| C. | 100001101001 |
| D. | 100101100100 |
| Answer» C. 100001101001 | |
| 29. |
The 2's complement of 11100111 is ________. |
| A. | 11100110 |
| B. | 00011001 |
| C. | 00011000 |
| D. | 00011010 |
| Answer» C. 00011000 | |
| 30. |
The decimal number 18 is equal to the binary number ________. |
| A. | 11110 |
| B. | 10001 |
| C. | 10010 |
| D. | 1111000 |
| Answer» D. 1111000 | |
| 31. |
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 | |
| 32. |
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 | |
| 33. |
3 × 101 + 7 × 100 is equal to ________. |
| A. | 3.7 |
| B. | 37 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 370 |
| Answer» C. 10 | |
| 34. |
Convert the following octal number to binary. 1048 |
| A. | 0010001002 |
| B. | 1000000012 |
| C. | 00101002 |
| D. | 10000012 |
| Answer» B. 1000000012 | |
| 35. |
Convert the decimal number 151.75 to binary. |
| A. | 10000111.11 |
| B. | 11010011.01 |
| C. | 00111100.00 |
| D. | 10010111.11 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
Convert 45710 to hexadecimal. |
| A. | 711 |
| B. | 2C7 |
| C. | 811 |
| D. | 1C9 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
The binary number 101110101111010 can be written in octal as ________. |
| A. | 515628 |
| B. | 565778 |
| C. | 656278 |
| D. | 565728 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
The 1's complement of 10011101 is ________. |
| A. | 01100010 |
| B. | 10011110 |
| C. | 01100001 |
| D. | 01100011 |
| Answer» B. 10011110 | |
| 39. |
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 | |
| 40. |
Digital electronics is based on the ________ numbering system. |
| A. | decimal |
| B. | octal |
| C. | binary |
| D. | hexadecimal |
| Answer» D. hexadecimal | |
| 41. |
Convert the following decimal number to BCD. 127 |
| A. | 011100100001 |
| B. | 111010001 |
| C. | 001010111 |
| D. | 000100100111 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
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. | |
| 43. |
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 | |
| 44. |
Convert the Gray code 1011 to binary |
| A. | 1011 |
| B. | 1010 |
| C. | 0100 |
| D. | 1101 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
What decimal number does 25 represent? |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 31 |
| C. | 25 |
| D. | 32 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
Which of the following is an invalid BCD code? |
| A. | 0011 |
| B. | 1101 |
| C. | 0101 |
| D. | 1001 |
| Answer» C. 0101 | |
| 47. |
The binary number 11101011000111010 can be written in hexadecimal as ________. |
| A. | DD63A16 |
| B. | 1D63A16 |
| C. | 1D33A16 |
| D. | 1D63116 |
| Answer» C. 1D33A16 | |
| 48. |
Convert the binary number 1100 to Gray code. |
| A. | 0011 |
| B. | 1010 |
| C. | 1100 |
| D. | 1001 |
| Answer» C. 1100 | |
| 49. |
The difference of 111 – 001 equals ________. |
| A. | 100 |
| B. | 111 |
| C. | 001 |
| D. | 110 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
What is the resultant binary of the decimal problem 49 + 01 = ? |
| A. | 01010101 |
| B. | 00110101 |
| C. | 00110010 |
| D. | 00110001 |
| Answer» D. 00110001 | |