Number Systems

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What you'll learn

How computers count in binary (base 2) and hexadecimal (base 16), and how to convert to and from our everyday denary (base 10).

  • Computers count in binary (base 2)
  • Binary to denary: add the ON place values
  • Hexadecimal (base 16): shorthand for binary
  • Why programmers use hex
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