G10 - CS - End of Unit 1 test
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7 questions
Answer all the questions.
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A software developer is using a microphone to collect various sounds for his new game. He is also using a sound editing app.When collecting sounds, the software developer can decide on the sampling resolution he wishes to use.a) i What is meant by sampling resolution? [1] ii Describe how sampling resolution will affect how accurate the stored digitised sound will be. [2]
A software developer is using a microphone to collect various sounds for his new game. He is also using a sound editing app.
When collecting sounds, the software developer can decide on the sampling resolution he wishes to use.
a) i What is meant by sampling resolution? [1]
ii Describe how sampling resolution will affect how accurate the stored digitised sound will
be. [2]
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The software developer will include images in his new game.
b) i) Explain the term image resolution. [1] ii) The software developer is using 16-colour bitmap images. How many bits would be used to encode data for one pixel of his image? [1] iii) One of his images is 16 384 pixels wide and 512 pixels high. He decides to save it as a 256-colour bitmap image. Calculate the size of the image file in gibibytes. [3]
iv) Describe any file compression techniques the developer may use. [3]
The software developer will include images in his new game.
b) i) Explain the term image resolution. [1]
ii) The software developer is using 16-colour bitmap images. How many bits would be used
to encode data for one pixel of his image? [1]
iii) One of his images is 16 384 pixels wide and 512 pixels high.
He decides to save it as a 256-colour bitmap image.
Calculate the size of the image file in gibibytes. [3]
iv) Describe any file compression techniques the developer may use. [3]
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A stopwatch uses six digits to store hours, minutes and seconds. The stopwatch stopped at:
A stopwatch uses six digits to store hours, minutes and seconds.
The stopwatch stopped at:
An 8-bit register is used to store each pair of digits.
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Carry out the following additions in binary:
i 123 + 55 ii 123 + 180 [4]
Carry out the following additions in binary:
i 123 + 55 ii 123 + 180 [4]
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a) i) Write down the two’s complement value of: 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 [2] ii) Write down the binary value of −112 using two’s complement notation. [1] iii) Write down the denary value of the following binary number, which is using two’s
complement notation: [1] 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1
b) i) Convert the following denary number into an 8-bit binary number: 104. [1] ii) Use two’s complement notation to find the 8-bit binary value of −104. [1]
a) i) Write down the two’s complement value of: 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 [2]
ii) Write down the binary value of −112 using two’s complement notation. [1]
iii) Write down the denary value of the following binary number, which is using two’s
complement notation: [1]
1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1
b) i) Convert the following denary number into an 8-bit binary number: 104. [1]
ii) Use two’s complement notation to find the 8-bit binary value of −104. [1]
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Match each statement with its correct value:
Match each statement with its correct value:
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
Give the hexadecimal equivalent of the following binary number: 00100111 | arrow_right_alt | 63 |
Find the hexadecimal value of the following denary number: 40 | arrow_right_alt | 28 |
Give the hexadecimal equivalent of the following denary number: 66 | arrow_right_alt | 27 |
Give the denary equivalent of the following hexadecimal number: 3F | arrow_right_alt | 42 |
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An 8-bit binary register contains the value:
An 8-bit binary register contains the value:
a) Write down the denary value of this register. [1]
b) The contents of this register undergo a logical shift one place to the right.
i) Show the result of this right shift. [1]
ii) Write down the denary value following this right shift. [1]
c) The contents of this register, at the start of the question, now undergo a logical shift two
places to the left.
i) Show the contents of the register after this left shift operation. [1]
ii) State, with reasons, the effect of this shift on the denary value in part a. [2]