Computer Science
Chapter 1: Number System Grade 7
CLASS NOTES-ANSWERS
A. Select the correct option.
1. A computer understands only ______ codes.
a. English b. French c. Binary
2. You raise the power one-by-one when converting a binary number to
decimal, keeping the base fixed as ________.
a. 2 b. 8 3. 10
3. In the Hexadecimal number system, the letters A-F represent digits
________.
a. 10-16 b. 10-15 c. 9-15
4. In Binary addition, 1 + 0 equals to ________.
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2
5. To convert a decimal number into binary number, divide the number
by ________.
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2
B. Fill in the blanks.
1. The base of a binary number system is 2.
2. The base of a decimal number system is 10.
3. The octal number system consists of 8 digits.
4. The binary number system is understood by the computer system.
5. The hexadecimal number system uses 16 symbols to represent
numbers.
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C. Write T for true and F for false.
1. You cannot perform arithmetical operations on binary numbers. -F
2. The decimal number system consists of 10 digits, i.e., 0 to 9. -T
3. The number is borrowed from the left digit when 1 is subtracted from
0. -T
4. The place value depends on the position of the digit in the number. - T
5. The numbers used in octal number system are 1 to 7. -F
6. To convert hexadecimal number to decimal, you multiply the number
with an increasing power 8. -F
D. Answer the following questions.
1. What is a number system? Name the different types of number systems.
Answer: A number system is a set of values used to represent different
quantities. The different number systems are - decimal number system,
binary number system, octal number system, hexadecimal number
system.
2. What are the rules to convert a decimal number to a binary number?
Answer: To convert a decimal number into a binary number, follow the
given rules:
i. Divide the given decimal number with base 2.
ii. Write down the remainder and divide the quotient again by 2.
iii. Repeat the previous step till the quotient becomes zero.
The remainder obtained in each step are written in reverse order.
3. What is the base of the octal number system? Which digits are used in it?
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Answer: The base of the octal number system is 8. The digits used in it are
from 0 to 7.
4. What is the importance of the binary number system?
Answer: A digital computer understands only binary codes. So, the data
that is entered into a computer is converted into its binary equivalent. It
further converts the binary results into their decimal equivalents for the
output.
5. What is hexadecimal number system? Which digits are used in it?
Answer: The hexadecimal number system consists of 16 digits. This
number system is also known as Hex, where Hex = 6 and Decimal = 10,
so it is called Hexadecimal. The numbers used are 0 to 9, and the letters
A to F, where A to F represent numbers from 10 to 15 with the base 16.
E. Competency-based question.
Harini’s teacher has given her the task to convert the binary number, i.e.,
111110, to a decimal number. Help her to do so.
Answer:
(111110)2 = (0 x 20) + (1 x 21) + (1 x 22) + (1 x 23) + (1 x 24) + (1 x 25)
= 0 + 2 + 4 + 8 + 16 + 32
= (62)10
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