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IGCSE_Computer_Science_Worksheet

The IGCSE Computer Science Worksheet focuses on data representation, covering binary and hexadecimal conversions, ASCII characters, binary arithmetic, and data storage units. It consists of five sections with a total of 50 marks, including tasks such as converting numbers, explaining concepts, and performing calculations. The worksheet is designed to assess students' understanding of fundamental computer science concepts related to data representation.

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IGCSE_Computer_Science_Worksheet

The IGCSE Computer Science Worksheet focuses on data representation, covering binary and hexadecimal conversions, ASCII characters, binary arithmetic, and data storage units. It consists of five sections with a total of 50 marks, including tasks such as converting numbers, explaining concepts, and performing calculations. The worksheet is designed to assess students' understanding of fundamental computer science concepts related to data representation.

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IGCSE Computer Science Worksheet

Topic: Data Representation


Total Marks: 50

1. Binary Representation (10 Marks)

(a) Convert the following decimal numbers into 8-bit binary:

i. 25

ii. 74

(4 Marks)

(b) Convert the following binary numbers to decimal:

i. 110101

ii. 10011011

(4 Marks)

(c) What is the largest decimal number that can be represented using 8 bits?

(2 Marks)

2. Hexadecimal Representation (10 Marks)

(a) Convert the following hexadecimal numbers to binary:

i. A3

ii. 7F

(4 Marks)

(b) Convert the following binary numbers to hexadecimal:

i. 11010101
ii. 11100111

(4 Marks)

(c) Why is hexadecimal used in computing instead of binary?

(2 Marks)

3. Characters and ASCII (10 Marks)

(a) What is ASCII, and how is it used in computer systems?

(3 Marks)

(b) The ASCII value for the letter A is 65. Write the binary representation for the ASCII value of A.

(2 Marks)

(c) Using the ASCII table, determine the characters represented by the following binary values:

i. 01001000

ii. 01100101

(4 Marks)

(d) How many characters can the extended ASCII set represent?

(1 Mark)

4. Binary Arithmetic (10 Marks)

(a) Perform the following binary additions:

i. 101101 + 1101

ii. 110011 + 1011

(4 Marks)
(b) Explain what happens when an overflow error occurs in binary addition. Provide an example.

(3 Marks)

(c) Subtract 1010 from 1101 using binary subtraction.

(3 Marks)

5. Data Storage Units and Sizes (10 Marks)

(a) Arrange the following units in order of size, starting from the smallest:

Byte, Terabyte, Kilobyte, Gigabyte, Megabyte

(3 Marks)

(b) Convert the following:

i. 5 Kilobytes to Bytes

ii. 2 Megabytes to Kilobytes

(4 Marks)

(c) A file is 2 GB in size. How many bytes is this? Show your working.

(3 Marks)

End of Worksheet

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