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CHAPTER 4
STORAGE DIVECES
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CHAPTER 5
NUMBER SYSTEMS
(SHORT QUESTIONS)
Q.1. What is the difference between data and information?
Ans. The collection of raw facts and figures is called data where as the data after processing is called
information.
Q.2. What is binary number system?
Ans. The word binary means two. The binary number system uses two digits 0 and 1 to represent any
quantity. So, the base of binary number is 2.
Q.3. How many types of number system? Write their names.
Ans. There are four types of number system.
a) Decimal number system
b) Binary number system
c) Octal number system
d) Hexadecimal number system
Q.4. Describe the method to find 1s complement of a binary digit?
Ans. 1s complement of any binary digit can be directly obtained by changing all 0s to 1s and all 1s to
0s.
Q.5. What is numeric data?
Ans. Numeric data is used to represent different quantities on which arithmetic is to be performed. Mostly
data is represented as integers or real numbers e.g. 10, 323, -76.07 etc.
Q.6. What is alphanumeric data?
Ans. Alphanumeric data contains alphabets, numbers and other special charact ers i.e. $, #, % etc
Q.7. Find 2s complement of 01100110
Ans. To find 2s complement of the given number, firstly we find 1s complement of given number, so,
0100110(2) = 10011001 (1s complement)
Now we add 1 in the given result.
10011001
+
1
10011010
So, 2s complement of 01100110(2) is 10011010.
Q.8. Define a number system.
Ans. A set of values used to represent different quantities is known as number system.
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