plumiBinary arithmetic: AQA GCSE Computer Science questions
Every AQA GCSE Computer Science exam question on 3.3.4 Binary arithmetic, 2022–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 12 questions on Binary arithmetic, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q02.2 (2 marks): Add together the following three binary numbers. Give your answer in binary. [2 marks] 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 + 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q03 (2 marks): Add together the following three binary numbers and give your answer in binary. [2 marks] 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 + 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q04.1 (1 mark): Figure 1 shows a bit pattern. Figure 1 00110011 State the result of applying a left binary shift of two to the bit pattern shown in Figure 1. [1 mark]
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q04.2 (1 mark): The decimal equivalent of the bit pattern shown in Figure 1 is 51 State the result of applying a left binary shift of one to the bit pattern shown in Figure 1.
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q04.3 (1 mark): Which statement best describes where a single binary shift can be used? Shade one lozenge. [1 mark]
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q03 (2 marks): Add together the following three binary numbers and give your answer in binary. [2 marks] 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 + 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q05 (1 mark): Describe the binary shift that would be used to divide a binary number by four. [1 mark]
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q02.1 (2 marks): Add together the following three binary numbers and give your answer in binary. [2 marks] 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 + 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q02.2 (1 mark): Apply a binary shift three places to the right on the bit pattern 10101000 Give the result using 8 bits. [1 mark]
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q02.3 (1 mark): State the arithmetic effect of applying a left binary shift of four to a binary number. [1 mark]
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q02.4 (1 mark): State the arithmetic effect of applying a left binary shift of three followed by a right binary shift of five to a binary number. [1 mark]
- Specimen, Paper 2, Q01.4 (2 marks): Explain how a binary number can be multiplied by 8 by shifting bits. [2 marks]
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