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Why you use only a b c d e f in hexadecimal number system and why not use others?
Mukul26
Because, in the Hexadecimal numbering system, you only need to represent the numbers from 0 to 15.
00 = 00 - 08 = 08 - 16 = 10 - 24 = 18
01 = 01 - 09 = 09 - 17 = 11 - 25 = 19
02 = 02 - 10 = 0A - 18 = 12 - 26 = 1A
03 = 03 - 11 = 0B - 19 = 13 - 27 = 1B
04 = 04 - 12 = 0C - 20 = 14 - 28 = 1C
05 = 05 - 13 = 0D - 21 = 15 - 29 = 1D
06 = 06 - 14 = 0E - 22 = 16 - 30 = 1E
07 = 07 - 15 = 0F - 23 = 17 - 31 = 1F
And so on...
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What are number systems use in computer to store data and perform calculations?
Binary number system ,which has only two digits 0 and 1.
Why do you use A-F as digits in hexadecimal number system?
Because you need symbols, that occupy only one 'place', for sixteen digits, and we only have ten common numerical digits.
Why should one study octal and Hexadecimal systems when the digital machine understands only binary system?
Octal and hexadecimal numbers are useful for humans as they compactly represent binary numbers:each octal digit represents exactly 3 binary digitseach hexadecimal number represents exactly 4 binary digitsFor example, instead of trying to read (and remember) the binary number 100111001001 it can be represented as hexadecimal 0x09c9 or octal 04711 which are easier to read (and remember) for humans.
How many types of binary number system are there?
To the best of my knowledge (which is not completely inconsiderable), there is only one binary number system. That is the system in which each place is worth twice that of the preceding place, starting at 1. A 1 will count the place, a 0 will not. You may have meant how many number system are there 'like' the binary system, that is to say, how many number system are there which, like the binary system, do not use 10 digits. The answer to that is an infinite number. Binary is only special in that it uses the least possible number of digits. Our normal system (decimal) uses 10 digits (0-9). A number system can be made which uses any number of digits. The only three that I know of which are commonly used are the following. Decimal is our normal day to day number system with the digits 0-9. Binary is the number system used by computers and has only two digits, 0 and 1. Hexadecimal is a number system used by programs and has 16 digits, 0-f (that is, it uses 0-9 like normal, but continues by replacing "10" with "a", "11" with "b" and so on, up to "15" with "f"). To look into this more fully, they're called bases. Binary is base 2, decimal is base 10, and hexadecimal is base 16.
What are hexadecimal numbers preceded by so that a value containing only numerals is not mistaken for a decimal number?
'H' or '&H' .
Do calculator and computers only understand decimal number?
No. In general, their internal processing is in binary numbers and there are programs that enable them to work with hexadecimal numbers.
Is it true hexadecimal numbers operate on a base- 10 number system?
It is only true in the sense that any numeric base, expressed in that base, is represented with the symbol "10". Confusing? Let's clarify that. Hexadecimal numbers use sixteen as the base. But how do you express the value sixteen in hexadecimal? Quite easy, it would be written as "10". The same is true in any other base. For example, in binary (base two), the value two is expressed as "10". In octal (base eight), the value eight is expressed as "10". In decimal (our familiar base ten), the value ten is expressed as "10". No matter what base you work in, the base itself will always be expressed as "10". That however is not the same thing as saying that hexadecimal numbers are based on the number ten. That is incorrect. Hexadecimal numbers use the base sixteen.
Why there is need to study octal and hexidecimaln the digital machine understands only binary code?
Because the octal number sytem is more useful for writing and clearer to read. Also, we're only using the binary system since the invention of computers which is not that long ago. Before that, there was no reason to use a binary system which is again not easy to read.
Why is hexadecimal important in the field of computing?
Hexadecimal is only preferred to machine code but not as preferred to C++, Pascal, Linux
Why do add the alphabet to numbers in math?
The decimal system has only ten distinct symbols: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. Mathematics can involve calculation in other bases - one that is not so rare is the hexadecimal system - which is base 16. You need 16 distinct symbols for the hexadecimal system and so you use A, B, C, D, E and F along with the decimal digits.
What does the word digits mean in math?
A digit in math is a component of a natural number which is less than the base of the number system you are using. Natural numbers are all of the non-negative integers, sometimes including zero. So in the decimal number system, which has a base of 10, a digit is any number from 0 to 9. If you are using the binary number system, which has a base of 2, a digit can only be a 0 or a 1. If you are using the hexadecimal number system, which has a base of 16, a digit is any number from 0 to 15 (the numbers 10-15 are generally represented as A, B, C, D, E, F). If you are using the Sexagesimal number system, which has a base of 60, a digit is any number from 0 to 59. This is the number system which the Babylonians used, which is one of the reasons why we divide an hour into 60 minutes, and a minute into 60 seconds. This is also why we have 360 degrees to a circle.
Can two hexadecimal digits be stored in one byte?
Yes, a byte is 8 bits, and a one hexadecimal digit takes up four bits, so two hexadecimal digits can be stored in a byte. The largest hexadecimal digit is F (which is 15 in base ten.) In base two, this converts to 1111, which takes up four bits, which is why it only takes four bits to store a hexadecimal digit. With 8 bits, two hexadecimal digits can be stored (FF would be 11111111, which is 8 bits), and 8 bits make up a byte. Generally, 4 bits are always used to store a hexadecimal digit, using leading zeros where necessary. For example, the hexadecimal digit 5 would be stored as 0101, and the hexadecimal digits 5A would be stored as 01011010.
