St.

Francis School, ICSE

Koramangala, Bengaluru-34

Chapter 2 – Introduction to number system

1. Differentiate between hardware and software.

Hardware comprises the physical components that make up a computer

system. These can be touched; for example, monitor and keyboard. Software is
a set of computer programs and procedures that provide instructions to the
hardware about what to do and how to do it; for example, a word processor.

2. List the two categories of software with 2 examples each.

The two categories of software are:

• System software, e.g., operating system, language processor

• Application software, e.g., payroll system, inventory system
3. What are the various storage units in the computer?

The various storage units in the computer are bit, byte (B), KiloByte (KB),
MegaByte (MB), GigaByte (GB), TeraByte (TB), PetaByte (PB), ExaByte (EB),
ZettaByte (ZB), and YottaByte (YB).

4. What are the four number systems? Write their base values and digits used.

5. List the steps to convert a binary number to its equivalent base 10 (decimal
number) numbers.
Ans: The steps to convert a binary number to its equivalent base 10 (decimal)
number are:
a. Find the positional value of each digit.
b. Multiply each digit with the positional value.
c. Sum up the products calculated in step b.
d. The total is the equivalent value in the decimal number system.
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6. Convert the following Decimal number to their Binary equivalents:

a. (5)10
b. (12)10
c. (9)10
d. (18)10
e. (24)10

7. Convert the following Binary number to their Decimal equivalents:

a. (101)2
b. (111)2
c. (1010)2
d. (1110)2
e. (1000)2