0478.1.1.08 — • Maximum binary number length of 16-bit: past paper questions
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- 0478/12 · October/November 2025 · Q1a[1]
Give the largest hexadecimal number that can be stored in a 12-bit register.
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Give the largest denary number that can be stored in a 12-bit register.
See it on the paper → - 0478/12 · October/November 2025 · Q1c[2]
Two toys have the hexadecimal codes 429 and 1A3. Convert the two hexadecimal codes to 12-bit binary numbers. 429 1A3
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Convert the two binary numbers to hexadecimal numbers. 100010100001 011100001011 Working space (d) Two binary numbers that are stored in the registers are 100010100001 and 011100001011.
See it on the paper → - 0478/12 · February/March 2021 · Q1c[1]
The hockey club wants to increase the number of people that can watch each match to 2000. The 8-bit binary register may no longer be able to store the value. Give the smallest number of bits that can be used to store the denary value 2000.
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What examiners said
Many candidates were able to correctly give 11 as the number of bits. Some candidates gave the binary value for 2000 in 11-bits but did not give the answer to the question.
— Examiner report, February/March 2021, 0478/12 Q1(c) (Cambridge)
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