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Numbering Systems

This document introduces different numbering systems, including binary, octal, and hexadecimal. It explains that a number can be represented differently in various systems, such as the number 42 represented as (2A)16 and (52)8. It then focuses on the binary numbering system, describing how to convert decimal numbers to binary using division and remainders, and how to convert binary numbers to decimal using multiplication.

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Numbering Systems

This document introduces different numbering systems, including binary, octal, and hexadecimal. It explains that a number can be represented differently in various systems, such as the number 42 represented as (2A)16 and (52)8. It then focuses on the binary numbering system, describing how to convert decimal numbers to binary using division and remainders, and how to convert binary numbers to decimal using multiplication.

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Numbering Systems Introduction to Numbering Systems

* A number system defines how a number can be represented using distinct


symbols. A number can be represented differently in different systems. For example, the two numbers (2A)16 and (52)8 both refer to the same quantity, (42)10, but their representations are different.

* We are all familiar with the decimal number system (Base 10). Some other
number systems that we will work with are:

* * * * *

*Binary Base 2 *Octal Base 8 *Hexadecimal Base 16


The digits are consecutive. The number of digits is equal to the size of the base. Zero is always the first digit. The base number is never a digit. When 1 is added to the largest digit, a sum of zero and a carry of one results.

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Binary Number System Also called the Base 2 system

The binary number system is used to model the series of electrical signals computers use to represent information 0 represents the no voltage or an off state 1 represents the presence of voltage or an on state Decimal to Binary Conversion

*The easiest way to convert a decimal number to its binary equivalent is to use
the Division Algorithm and remainder

*This method repeatedly divides a decimal number by 2 and records the quotient
*The remainder digits (a sequence of zeros and ones) form the binary
equivalent in least significant to most significant digit sequence Binary to Decimal Conversion

*The easiest method for converting a binary number to its decimal equivalent is
to use the Multiplication Algorithm

*Multiply the binary digits by increasing powers of two, starting from the right *Then, to find the decimal number equivalent, sum those products

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