Solved Questions – Data Representation
and Boolean Algebra
Very Short Answer Type – Solved
1. What is the place value of 9 in (296)₁₀?
→ The place value of 9 is 90 (9 × 10).
2. Find octal equivalent of the decimal number 55.
→ Octal equivalent of 55 is (67)₈.
3. Find missing terms in the following series:
a) 101, __, 1010, __, 1111
→ a) 101, 110, 1010, 1101, 1111
b) 15, 16, 17, __
→ b) 18
c) 18₁₆, 1A₁₆, 1C₁₆, __
→ c) 1E₁₆
4. If (X)₂ + (1010)₂ = (10000)₂ then find X.
→ (X)₂ = (10000)₂ - (1010)₂ = (10000 - 1010)₂ = (01010)₂ = (1010)₂
5. Name the coding system that can represent almost all the characters used in the human
languages in the world.
→ Unicode
6. Find out the logical statement(s) from the following:
→ c) India is my country.
7. List three basic logic gates.
→ AND, OR, NOT
8. Which gate is called inverter?
→ NOT gate
9. List two complementarity laws.
→ A + A' = 1 and A · A' = 0
10. The Boolean expression (A + B) represents which gate?
→ c) OR
Short Answer Type – Solved
1. 1. Define the term data representation.
→ It is the method used to represent data and instructions in a computer using binary (0s
and 1s).
2. 2. What do you mean by a number system? List any four number systems.
→ A number system is a writing system for expressing numbers. Four types: Decimal,
Binary, Octal, Hexadecimal.
3. 3. Convert the following numbers into the other three number systems:
a) (125)₁₀
→ Binary: 1111101, Octal: 175, Hex: 7D
4. b) 98
→ Binary: 1100010, Octal: 142, Hex: 62
5. c) (101110)₂
→ Decimal: 46, Octal: 56, Hex: 2E
6. d) (A23)₁₆
→ Decimal: 2595, Binary: 101000100011, Octal: 5043
7. 4. Convert the following:
a) (71.1)₁₀
→ Binary: 1000111.00011, Octal: 107.1, Hex: 47.19
8. b) (207.13)₁₀
→ Binary: 11001111.00100011..., Octal: 317.10..., Hex: CF.21...
9. c) 93.25
→ Binary: 1011101.01, Octal: 135.2, Hex: 5D.4
10. d) (10111011.1101)₂
→ Decimal: 187.8125, Octal: 273.64, Hex: BB.D
11. 5. If (X)₂ = (Y)₈ = (Z)₁₆ = (28)₁₀, then find X, Y and Z.
→ X = 11100₂, Y = 34₈, Z = 1C₁₆
12. 6. Arrange in descending order:
a) (101)₂ = 5
b) (110)₁₀ = 110
c) (111000)₂ = 56
d) (251)₈ = 169
→ Descending: (251)₈, (110)₁₀, (111000)₂, (101)₂
13. 7. Find X, if (X)₂ = (10111)₂ + (11011)₂ - (11100)₂
→ X = (10111 + 11011 - 11100)₂ = (10010)₂
14. 8. Methods of representing integers in computer memory
→ Sign and magnitude, 1’s complement, 2’s complement
15. 9. Represent using all three methods:
a) -19
→ Sign-Mag: 10010011, 1's Comp: 11101100, 2's Comp: 11101101
16. b) +49
→ Sign-Mag: 00110001, 1's & 2's: same as magnitude
17. c) -97
→ Sign-Mag: 11000001, 1's: 10011110, 2's: 10011111
18. d) -127
→ Sign-Mag: 11111111, 1's: 10000000, 2's: 10000001
19. 10. Integer represented as (10011001)₂ in sign and magnitude method
→ -25
20. 11. Method of representing a floating point number
→ Using IEEE 754 format: 1 sign bit, 8 exponent bits, 23 mantissa bits.
21. 12. Methods of representing characters
→ ASCII, EBCDIC, Unicode
22. 13. Significance of Unicode
→ It can represent characters from all major writing systems worldwide.
23. 14. Matching logic functions
→ i–b, ii–d, iii–a, iv–c
24. 15. Duals:
a) X·Y + Z
→ a) X + Y · Z
25. b) A·C + A·B + A·C
→ b) A + C · A + B · A + C
26. c) (A + B)·(A + B + A)
→ c) (A · B) + (A · B · A)
27. 16. Complements:
a) AB
→ a' + b'
28. b) A·B + C·D
→ (A'+B') · (C'+D')
29. 17. Logic Circuits
→ Draw circuits using gates for the given expressions.
30. 18. Why NAND/NOR are universal?
→ Because any logic gate (AND, OR, NOT) can be implemented using only NAND or only
NOR gates.
Long Answer Type – (Suggested Headings)
31. 1. Briefly explain different methods for representing numbers in computer memory.
→ [Answer to be elaborated based on lesson content or teacher guidance]
32. 2. Briefly explain different methods for representing characters in computer memory.
→ [Answer to be elaborated based on lesson content or teacher guidance]
33. 3. What are the file formats for storing image, sound and video data?
→ [Answer to be elaborated based on lesson content or teacher guidance]
34. 4. Give logic symbol, Boolean expression and truth table for three-input AND gate.
→ [Answer to be elaborated based on lesson content or teacher guidance]
35. 5. Prove that NOR gate is a universal gate by implementing all the basic gates.
→ [Answer to be elaborated based on lesson content or teacher guidance]
