Management Information System (MIS) Practice Exam

Disable ads (and more) with a membership for a one time $2.99 payment

Prepare for the Management Information System Test. Boost your knowledge with flashcards and multiple choice questions, each question includes hints and explanations. Be exam-ready today!

Each practice test/flash card set has 50 randomly selected questions from a bank of over 500. You'll get a new set of questions each time!

Practice this question and more.

What are represented as a series of ones and zeros and used to relay data and instructions to the CPU?

Binary codes
Morse codes
Protocols
Hexadecimal codes

The correct answer is: Binary codes

The correct choice is binary codes because they are the fundamental language of computers, consisting exclusively of two states represented by the digits zero (0) and one (1). This binary system allows computers to perform all operations, as the CPU interprets these binary values to process data, execute instructions, and manage the system’s functions efficiently. Binary codes are essential for various computing processes, enabling the representation of everything from numbers and characters to complex instructions within a computer’s architecture. Other options, while relevant in different contexts of data communication or coding, do not serve this specific role in relaying data and instructions to the CPU. For instance, Morse codes are a method of encoding text for telecommunication, protocols refer to sets of rules for communication in networks, and hexadecimal codes are a base-16 representation used for a more compact display of binary than standard bit sequences.