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RULES FOR MARKING
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The assignment is submitted after the due date.
The submitted assignment does not open or the file is corrupt.
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Objectives:
To understand the practical implementation of Number System and learn how to convert numbers from binary to decimal and hexadecimal.
To learn about the ASCII encoding system.
To understand the basic concept of Boolean Logical Operations.
To learn about the common file formats.
NOTE
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Questions No. 01Marks (12)
Alice and Bob are playing a game by encoding their messages in an 8-bit binary. Trudy wants to understand or modify their messages. You have to help Trudy to convert encoded messages into a readable format by performing the following operations.
01001000 01101001 00101100
Encoded Message
BOB
Alice
Trudy
Note: Perform all the required steps in detail for each operation.
Convert the above 8-digit binary numbers into decimals. (6 marks)
Convert the 8-digit binary into hexadecimal. (3 marks)
Decode the 8-digit binary in textual form. (Hint: using the ASCII table). (3 marks)
Questions No 02Marks (04)
The diagram below shows a circuit with four gates and four inputs (A, B, C and D).
If the final output is 0, what are the possible states of inputs A, B, C and D?
A
B
C
D
Questions No. 03Marks (04)
The following table lists the extensions of some file formats used by the website of “Virtual University of Pakistan”. Match each extension to an example of data that it can store:
Extension
Example
Answer
.mp3
The logo of the Virtual University of Pakistan
.zip
The photo of the Rector on the faculty page.
.gif
The audio tracks of programming talk-throughs.
.jpeg
A compressed folder of admission documents.
Introduction to Computing CS101 Assignment 1 Solution
