1. The given hexadecimal number (1E.
53)16 is equivalent to ____________
a) (35.684)8
b) (36.246)8
c) (34.340)8
d) (35.599)8
Answer: b
Explanation: Hexadecimal ---→ Binary ---→ Octal
(1E.53)16 = (0001 1110.0101 0011)2
= (00011110.01010011)2
= (011110.010100110)2
= (011 110.010 100 110)2
= (36.246)8.
2. The octal equivalent of the decimal number (417)10 is _____
a) (641)8
b) (619)8
c) (640)8
d) (598)8
Answer: a
Explanation: Octal equivalent of decimal number is obtained by dividing the number by 8
and collecting the remainders in reverse order.
3. Convert the hexadecimal number (1E2)16 to decimal.
a) 480
b) 483
c) 482
d) 484
Answer: c
Weighted sum
(1E2)16 = 1 * 162 + 14 * 161 + 2 * 160 (Since, E = 14)
= 256 + 224 + 2 = (482)10.
4. (170)10 is equivalent to ____________
a) (FD)16
b) (DF)16
c) (AA)16
d) (AF)16
Answer: C
Explanation: Hexadecimal equivalent of decimal number is obtained by dividing the number
by 16 and collecting the remainders in reverse order.
5. Octal to binary conversion: (24)8 =?
a) (111101)2
b) (010100)2
c) (111100)2
d) (101010)2
Answer: b
Explanation: Each digit of the octal number is expressed in terms of group of 3 bits. Thus, the
binary equivalent of the octal number is obtained.
6. The representation of octal number (532.2)8 in decimal is ________
a) (346.25)10
b) (532.864)10
c) (340.67)10
d) (531.668)10
Answer: a
Explanation: Weighted sum
(532.2)8 = 5 * 82 + 3 * 81 + 2 * 80 + 2 * 8-1 = (346.25)10
7. The number of binary digits in the binary representation of 514 are :
a) 8
b) 9
c) 7
d) 10
Answer: d
10 is the exponent of the first power of 2 that exceeds 512
8. The base of the hexadecimal system is
a) 2
b) 8
c) 10
d) 16
Answer: d
Explanation: Hexadecimal is a number system with a base 16. There are sixteen distinct
digits in the hexadecimal system, it starts from 0, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, A, B, C, D, E and end to F.
9. Convert the octal number 671 to hexadecimal.
a) 6F
b) 1B9
c) 1D9
d) 5F
Answer: b
Explanation: Octal ---→ Binary ---→ Hexadecimal
(671)16 = (110 111 001)2
= (110111001)2
= (0001 1011 1001)2
= (1B9)16.
10. Hexadecimal letters A through F are used for decimal equivalent values from
a) 1 through 6
b) 9 through 14
c) 10 through 15
d) 11 through 17
Answer: c
Explanation: All digits of hexadecimal number system can be represented in 4 bits not more
than that needed, & 1 nibble = 4 bits,
11. Convert binary 111111 to hexadecimal.
a) 7F
b) 3F
c) 5F
d) FF
Answer: b
Explanation:
(111111)2 = (0011 1111)2 = (3F)16
12. √41x = 5x Find the base x
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9
Answer: a
Explanation:
(302)𝑏
13. (20)𝑏
= (12.1)𝑏 Find the base b
a) 10
b) 8
c) 6
d) 4
Answer: d
Explanation:
14. (75.6875)10 = ( )16
a) 4A.A
b) 4B.B
c) 8B.B
d) 8A.A
Answer: b
Explanation:
15. If a typical PC uses a 20-bit address code, how much memory can the CPU address?
a) 20 MB
b) 10 MB
c) 1 MB
d) 580 MB
Answer: c
