ITM 207 Test Bank Questions and Answers | Latest
Update 2026/2027 | Fall | 100% Correct – Toronto
Metropolitan University
1.Which number represents the value of the base in every number
system?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 10
D. 11
E. 100
2. What is the largest digit in the octal
number system? A. 1
B. 2
C. 7
D. 8
E. 9
3. Which of the following describes the number 0 and any number
that can be obtained by repeatedly adding one to it?
A. number
B. natural number
C. integer
D. negative number
E. rational number
4. How many digits are there in the octal
number system? A. 1
B. 2
C. 7
,D. 8
E. 9
6. Which of the following is an integer or the quotient of two integers
(excluding / by zero)?
A. number
B. natural number
C. integer
D. negative number
E. rational number
7. Which unit of binary storage has a size that is
processor-dependent? A. byte
B. nibble
C. bit
D. word
E. block
8. Which of the following is a value less than zero, with a sign
opposite to its positive counterpart?
A. number
B. natural number
C. integer
D. negative numberE. rational number
9. Which of the following can be used to express the value of every
number in any number system?
A. base
B. quotient
C. polynomial
D. rational number
E. radix
10. What is a single binary digit called?
A. byte
,B. nibble
C. bit
D. word
E. block
11. True or False? The base of a number system determines the
number of digits used in the system.
A. True
B. False
5. What is a group of eight binary
digits called? A. byte
B. nibble
C. bit
D. word
E. block
12. How many digits are there in the binary
number system? A. 1
B. 2
C. 7
D. 8E. 9
13. What is the lowest base in which the number 987 could
be a valid number? A. binary
B. base 3
C. octal
D. decimal
E. hexadecimal
14. True or False? Starting from the right, every group of four binary
digits can be read as one hexadecimal digit.
A. True B. False
, 15. True or False? There is one set of underlying principles
governing all numbers systems. A. True
B. False
16. 16.
True or False? Representing a # in base 5 sometimes requires more
digits than representing that same number in base 10.
A. True
B.
False
17. Which of the following describes a natural number, the negative
of a natural number, or zero?
A. number
B. imaginary number
C. integer
D. negative number
19. How many digits are there in the hexadecimal
number system? A. 0
B. 9
C. 10
D. 15E. 16
20. What is the decimal value of the largest digit in the
hexadecimal number system? A. 0
B. 9
C. 10
D. 15
E. 16
21. What is the largest digit in the binary number system?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 7
Update 2026/2027 | Fall | 100% Correct – Toronto
Metropolitan University
1.Which number represents the value of the base in every number
system?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 10
D. 11
E. 100
2. What is the largest digit in the octal
number system? A. 1
B. 2
C. 7
D. 8
E. 9
3. Which of the following describes the number 0 and any number
that can be obtained by repeatedly adding one to it?
A. number
B. natural number
C. integer
D. negative number
E. rational number
4. How many digits are there in the octal
number system? A. 1
B. 2
C. 7
,D. 8
E. 9
6. Which of the following is an integer or the quotient of two integers
(excluding / by zero)?
A. number
B. natural number
C. integer
D. negative number
E. rational number
7. Which unit of binary storage has a size that is
processor-dependent? A. byte
B. nibble
C. bit
D. word
E. block
8. Which of the following is a value less than zero, with a sign
opposite to its positive counterpart?
A. number
B. natural number
C. integer
D. negative numberE. rational number
9. Which of the following can be used to express the value of every
number in any number system?
A. base
B. quotient
C. polynomial
D. rational number
E. radix
10. What is a single binary digit called?
A. byte
,B. nibble
C. bit
D. word
E. block
11. True or False? The base of a number system determines the
number of digits used in the system.
A. True
B. False
5. What is a group of eight binary
digits called? A. byte
B. nibble
C. bit
D. word
E. block
12. How many digits are there in the binary
number system? A. 1
B. 2
C. 7
D. 8E. 9
13. What is the lowest base in which the number 987 could
be a valid number? A. binary
B. base 3
C. octal
D. decimal
E. hexadecimal
14. True or False? Starting from the right, every group of four binary
digits can be read as one hexadecimal digit.
A. True B. False
, 15. True or False? There is one set of underlying principles
governing all numbers systems. A. True
B. False
16. 16.
True or False? Representing a # in base 5 sometimes requires more
digits than representing that same number in base 10.
A. True
B.
False
17. Which of the following describes a natural number, the negative
of a natural number, or zero?
A. number
B. imaginary number
C. integer
D. negative number
19. How many digits are there in the hexadecimal
number system? A. 0
B. 9
C. 10
D. 15E. 16
20. What is the decimal value of the largest digit in the
hexadecimal number system? A. 0
B. 9
C. 10
D. 15
E. 16
21. What is the largest digit in the binary number system?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 7
