Introduction to Computing MCQs with Answers
Practice important Introduction to Computing MCQs with answers and explanations.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q411: How many bits are used to represent the maximum positive value of 2,147,483,647 in modern computers?
- A: 16 bits
- B: 24 bits
- C: 32 bits
- D: 64 bits
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C
Q412: What was the issue with the hospital system on September 19, 1989, related to 2’s complement notation?
- A: Overflow occurred due to date calculation
- B: Incorrect temperature readings
- C: Faulty medical equipment
- D: Data loss due to encryption failure
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A
Q413: What is the result of adding 5 and 4 in 4-bit 2’s complement notation?
- A: 1001
- B: 100
- C: 1111
- D: 1
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A
Q414: How can overflow be detected in 2’s complement notation?
- A: By checking the sign bit
- B: By converting to decimal
- C: By checking the result against the maximum value
- D: By recalculating the binary sum
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A
Q415: What does a 2’s complement notation work well with, compared to other methods?
- A: Handling both positive and negative integers
- B: Only positive integers
- C: Only negative integers
- D: Floating-point numbers
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A
Q416: What was the maximum number represented by 16-bit 2’s complement notation?
- A: 65535
- B: 32768
- C: 64000
- D: 16384
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B
Q417: If the result of an addition exceeds the maximum value of a bit pattern, what might be necessary?
- A: Using more bits
- B: Reducing the number size
- C: Converting to a different base
- D: Ignoring the overflow
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A
Q418: In 2’s complement notation, how are positive and negative numbers handled similarly?
- A: By using the same addition method
- B: By using different addition methods
- C: By converting to decimal first
- D: By applying binary multiplication
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A
Q419: What is the primary use of Excess Notation?
- A: To represent floating-point numbers
- B: To represent integer values
- C: To store character data
- D: To encode images
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B
Q420: In Excess notation, what is used to represent zero?
- A: The first bit pattern with 0
- B: The first bit pattern with 1
- C: The most significant bit pattern
- D: The least significant bit pattern
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B