Chapter 2. A16 B16 C16, As Easy As 012, 102, 112
What You Will Learn
After reading this chapter, you should be able to
Understand the number systems that are commonly used with computer networks—binary, octal, and hexadecimal
Convert between the binary, octal, decimal, and hexadecimal number systems
Understand the title of this chapter
In everyday life, you work with the decimal number system using the symbols 0 through 9. The decimal number system has 10 symbols and is, therefore, referred to as the base 10 number system. There is nothing preventing you from using other number systems with a different number of symbols. A base 2 number system uses 2 symbols, a base 8 number system uses 8 symbols, and a base 16 number system uses 16 symbols. You can ...
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