1.2 Number System and Representation

What is byte?

-A group of 8 bits to represent a character such as a digit, a letter, a punctuation mark or any symbol in computer

What is bit?

-The smallest unit of data a computer can process that consists of 1 or 0.

What is numbering system?

A numbering system is a way of representing numbers.

How data represent in computers?

Data & instructions can be represented by using bit and byte. Bit is the smallest unit of data a computer can process that consists of 1 or 0. Byte is a group of 8 bits to represent a character such as a digit, a letter, a punctuation mark or any symbol in computer

What is advantage of binary compare to decimal?

Faster execution because binary number is a machine language that a computer can understand

Why hexadecimal is used?

It can represent binary values in a more compact and readable form

What is decimal?

The decimal number system is the numbering system that represents all numbers using 10 symbols (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9).

What is binary?

The number system that represents all numbers using just two symbols (0 and 1).

What is hexadecimal?

The numbering system that uses 16 different symbols (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A,B, C, D, E, F)