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IGCSE – Computer Science
TEST PAPER
Chapter 1
Binary systems and Hexadecimal
Name: __________________ Time: 20 mins
School: ___________
Grade: ________ Mark: /20
NOTE: Show all your working.
1. Convert into denary numbers
[3]
a. 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
b. 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
c. 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
2. Convert into binary numbers [3]
a. 111
b. 250
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c. 567
3. Convert following binary numbers to hexadecimal [3]
a. 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
b. 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
c. 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
4. Convert the following hexadecimal numbers into binary [3]
a. 6C
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b. 1AB0
c. 40AE
5. A vending machine has the choices given below
A customer uses a keypad to make their choice. Each number entered is represented in a 6-bit binary register.
For example, key press 33 (hot chocolate with extra milk and extra sugar) is represented by:
a) (i) If a customer chooses coffee with milk and sugar what is the key press? [2]
(ii) How is it represented in the 6-bit register?
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(b) If the 6-bit register shows [1]
What drink has the customer chosen?
6. a. 56 bits = ________bytes [1]
b. 16 Megabits = ________Megabytes [1]
7. Convert the following hexadecimal to denary [3]
a. AD89
b. 12AE
c. A012