Popular number systems in connection with digital computers are : decimal, binary, octal and hexadecimal. Basic characteristics of there number systems are given below.
Decimal system :
It is the most commonly used number system in real life. It has the following features.
Digits : 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and 0, (total 10 digits)
base :10 ( since total number of digits is 10)
Binary System :
Digital computers use binary numbers for internal operations. Features of the binary system are :
Digits: 0 and 1 ( total 2 bits, a bit a short of binary digit )
Base: 2 ( Since total number of digit is 2 )
Octal System:
This is a popular used number system. Basic features of this system are:
Digits: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 ( total 8 digits )
Base: 8 ( since the total number og digits is 8)
Hexadecimal System:
It is a popular features for computers scientist, engineers and information technologist. Basic features of this system are:
Digits: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F ( total 16 digits)
Base: 16 ( since the total number of digits id 16)
