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NUMBERING SYSTEM/NUMBER BASES

The number system or the numeral system is the system of naming or representing numbers. There are various
types of number systems namely:-

 Binary (0s and 1s)


 Decimal (0-9)
 Octal(0-7)
 Hexadecimal(0-9,A-F)

DECIMAL NUMBER SYSTEM


Decimal number system has base 10 because it uses ten digits from 0 to 9. This is the most common
numbering system that we are familiar with.

BINARY NUMBER SYSTEM


The base 2 number system is also known as the binary number system wherein, only two binary digits exist,
i.e., 0 and 1.
Numbers to base 2 is called binary numbers. It uses only two digits, 0 and 1. It is denoted by a 2,
where a is a number with 0’s and 1’s

Example of binary number 10002

OCTAL NUMBER SYSTEM


In the octal number system, the base is 8 and it uses numbers from 0 to 7 to represent numbers. Octal numbers
are commonly used in computer applications, 8 and 9 are not included in octal umber system

HEXADECIMAL NUMBER SYSTEM


In the hexadecimal system, numbers are written or represented with base 16. In the hex system, the numbers
are first represented just like in decimal system, i.e. from 0 to 9. Then, the numbers are represented using the
alphabets from A to F.

0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F. A, B, C, D, E, F
NUMBER SYSTEM CONVERSION
Numbers can be represented in any of the number system categories like binary, decimal, hex, etc. Also, any
number which is represented in any of the number system types can be easily converted to other.

CONVERTING BINARY TO DECIMAL


Note from your previous mathematics that any number raise to zero will always be 1(one)

CONVERTING BINARY TO DECIMAL


Power starts at zero and goes upwards to the highest

CONVERTING DECIMAL TO BINARY


 Take the given decimal number
 Divide by 2
 The note the remainder
 Write the result in bottom up manner

CONVERTING BINARY TO OCTAL


In binary to octal conversion, we learn to convert base 2 number system into base 8 number system.
We cannot directly convert binary to octal, so we first convert binary to decimal, then the decimal
number to the equivalent octal number system. Binary numbers are commonly used in computers, in
the form of bits and bytes, since the computer understand the language of 0 and 1 only. At the same
time, octal numbers are used in electronics. Before going to the conversion, we have to learn about
octal and binary numbers.

STEPS

 Convert the given binary number to decimal


 Take the resultant decimal value and divide by 8
 Note the remainder
 Then write the result in bottom up manner
CONVERTING HEXADECIMAL TO DECIMAL
Power starts and zero and goes upwards to the highest, then you add the resultant values.

NOTE:

 8bits = 1byte
 1024 bytes = 1 megabyte
 1024 megabytes = 1gigerbyres

Find out the uses of number bases discussed

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