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MBA.Graduate Psychology,PHD in HRM
Strayer,Phoniex,
Feb-1999 - Mar-2006
MBA.Graduate Psychology,PHD in HRM
Strayer,Phoniex,University of California
Feb-1999 - Mar-2006
PR Manager
LSGH LLC
Apr-2003 - Apr-2007
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Answer the following question based on information in your textbook.
Determine whether the statement is true or false:
Grouping allows for less repetition of symbols.
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Answer the following question based on information in your textbook.
The following is an example of which type of numeration system?
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Which of the following is an example of a multiplicative grouping system?
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Answer the following question based on information in your textbook.
The following is an example of which type of numeration system?

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The size of the groupings in a system of numeration is called the base of the number system.
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Hindu-Arabic numeration is not an example of a positional numeration system.
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Answer the following question based on information in your textbook.
Fill in the word that best completes the statement.
In a
numeral, each symbol (called a digit) conveys two things:
1. face value
2. place value
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Answer the following question based on information in your textbook.
The following is an example of which type of numeration system?

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Which of the following numeration systems has a subtractive feature based on whether certain symbols are to the left of others?
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Answer the following question based on information in your textbook.
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Expanded form allows us to see the full value of _________.
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Complete the sentence with information provided in the video "The Dawn of Numbers".
Anthropologists found that even the most primitive stone-age cultures had some concept of numbers, but...
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they only counted gazelles. |
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they only need them for trading cows and chickens. |
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they could only count to 3. |
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they did not need names for exact quantities. |
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Select the item which is NOT a fact presented in the video "The Dawn of Numbers".
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Chinese peasants used numbers up to 5. |
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Certain Australian aboriginal tribes only counted to two with quantities over two known as many. |
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Bushmen would not do financial calculations in quantities greater than two. |
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Certain tribes in South America along the Amazon River only counted to six. |
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Answer the question using information in the video, "The Dawn of Numbers".
Which of the following are reasons that early number systems using thousands of names and symbols were not practical? (Select all that apply.)
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Arithmetic was difficult. |
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There was a limit to the largest number possible. |
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Teachers ran out of paper when they tried to write them all down. |
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It was difficult to remember all of the names and symbols. |
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Answer the question using information in the video, "The Dawn of Numbers".
Determine if the statement is True or False.
When people first began using multiple symbols to represent numbers, they would write the same symbol over and over to represent multiples of a particular number.
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Answer the question using information in the video, "Roman Numerals".
The Roman number system had no symbol for the number
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zero. |
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ten. |
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fifty. |
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one hundred. |
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Answer the question using information in the video, "Roman Numerals".
Determine if the statement is True or False.
The Roman number system used different symbols instead of positions to indicate the value of a particular digit so zeros were not needed as placeholders.
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Answer the question using information in the video, "Roman Numerals".
Determine if the statement is True or False.
The largest value possible using only the Roman Numerals I,V,X,L,C,D,and M, is equivalent to the number 9999.
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Use information from the textbook to answer this item.
Determine whether the following statement is True or False.
The Hindu-Arabic system of numeration is a positional system that utilizes the digits 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,and 9.
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Use information from the textbook to answer this item.
Complete the sentence.
In a Base Ten Positional System, each place value represents...
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Use information from the textbook to answer this item.
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Numbers in the Hindu-Arabic system can be written in __________ in which the value of the digit in each position is made clear.
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expanded form |
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clarified form |
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base form |
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Use information from the textbook to answer this item.
Fill in the blank with the best answer choice.
Because the Hindu-Arabic System of Numeration is based on powers of ten, it is often called the __________ system, from the Latin word decem, meaning ten.
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Use information from the textbook to answer this item.
Fill in the blank by choosing the best option.
The _________ is a calculation device made with a series of rods with sliding beads and a dividing bar.

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Fill in the blank by selecting the best option.
The _________ is a calculation device invented by a Scottish Mathematician based on the lattics method of multiplication.
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Use information from the textbook to answer this item.
A paper-and-pencil method of multiplication, known as the nines complement method, follows 4 steps listed below. Place these steps in the correct order.
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Finally, delete the leading digit (1), and add 1 to the remaining part of the sum. |
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Align the digits as in the standard subtraction algorithm. |
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Replace each digit in the subtrahend with its nines complement, and then add. |
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Add leading zeros, if necessary, in the subtrahend so that both numbers have the same number of digits. |
Question 1 (1 point)
Use information from the textbook to answer this item.
The steps for a certain procedure are given here. Identify the purpose of this procedure.
Step 1: Start with the first digit on the left and multiply by the base.
Step 2: Then add the next digit, multiply again by the base, and so on.
Step 3: Add the last digit on the right. Do not multiply by the base.
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Use information from the textbook and videos to answer this item.
Match the name of the given basewith the value of the base.
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Answer the question using information from the “Decimal, Binary, Octal & Hexadecimal” video.
In the “Decimal” number systems, there are only ____ different symbols called digits.
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ten |
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Answer the question using information from the “Decimal, Binary, Octal & Hexadecimal” video.
In a positional system, the value of the digit is determined by its location in the number.
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Answer the question using information from the “Decimal, Binary, Octal & Hexadecimal” video.
In a positional number system, the value of a number is
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the sum of the digits times multiples of 10 |
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the sum of all the digits times their multipliers |
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none of these |
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Answer the question using information from the “Decimal, Binary, Octal & Hexadecimal” video.
Determine whether the statement is true or false.
The reason that the modern decimal system uses a base of 10 is that arithmetic is much easier in base 10.
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Answer the question using information from the “Decimal, Binary, Octal & Hexadecimal” video.
Determine whether the statement is true or false.
The highest quantity that can be counted in the ones column of an octal number is 7.
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Answer the question using information from the “Decimal, Binary, Octal & Hexadecimal” video.
Select the option that best completes the statement.
Today, digital storage is normally organized into ______ groups called bytes.
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Answer the question using information from the “Decimal, Binary, Octal & Hexadecimal” video.
Select the option that best answers the question.
Hexadecimal uses 16 symbols, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, and F. The base of 16 is larger than in binary, decimal, or octal. This has what advantage?
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Fewer unique symbols or digits are required in the hexadecimal system than in systems with smaller bases. |
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Larger numbers can be represented with fewer digits in the hexadecimal system than in systems with smaller bases. |
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It is a positional system that does not require a symbol for the multipliers like binary and decimal. |
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None of these. |
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Answer the question using information from the “Decimal, Binary, Octal & Hexadecimal” video.
Determine whether the statement is true or false.
Using a positional system, one can create a number system using any natural base desired.
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Answer the question using information from the “Counting in Different Number Systems” video.
Select the option that best answers the question.
Base 12 uses the symbols 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B. The largest three digit number is _____ in Base 12.
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Answer the question using information from the “Counting in Different Number Systems” video.
Determine whether the statement is true or false.
All multiples of 5 end in the digit zero in the Base 5 number system.
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Answer the question using information from the “ASCII and Counting in Binary” video.
Determine whether the statement is true or false.
To convert any decimal number to a binary number, divide repeatedly by 2 and use the remainders as the digits in the binary version of the number.
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Answer the question using information from the “ASCII and Counting in Binary" video.
Select the option that best answers the question.
The lower case letter a in ASCII is represented with which binary number?
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