Number System
WHAT IS NUMBER SYSTEM?
A number system defines a set of values used to represent a
quantity.
Number system is used to represent information in
quantitative form.
In early days, people use to count with the help of fingers,
stones, sticks, etc.
These methods were not adequate and had many
limitations.
Many number system were introduced with the passage of
time.
TYPES OF NUMBER SYSTEM
Decimal Number System
Binary Number System
Octal Number System
Hexadecimal Number System
Decimal number system
It consist of ten digit i.e.
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
with the base 10 (radix).
Each number can be used individually or
they can be grouped to form a numeric
value as 85, 48, 35,456 etc.
BINARY NUMBER SYSTEM
The Binary Number System consist of only two digits–
0 and 1.
Since this system use two digits, it has the base 2.
All digital computer use this number system and convert
the data input from the decimal format into its binary
equivalent.
BINARY NUMBER SYSTEM
Since the computer is made up of electronic components;
it can have only two states, either
On (1)
Off (0)
The data which is given to the computer is converted into
binary form because a computer understand only binary
language.
It further converts the binary results into their decimal
equivalents for output.
Octal Number System
In the Octal Number System it consist of 8 digits
i.e. 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
with a base 8.
The sequence of octal number goes as
0, 1, 2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20,
21, 22, …..as go on.
See each successive number after 7 is a combination of
two or more unique symbols of octal system.
Hexadecimal Number System
The Hexadecimal system use base 16.
It has 16 possible digit symbol.
It use the digit 0 through 9
plus the letters A, B, C, D, E, and F as the
16 digit symbols.
Where A=10, B=11, C=12, D=13, E=14 and
F=15
NUMBER CONVERSIONS
Conversion of decimal number system to other
number system.
For Converting decimal number to any other number
system
division method is used.
Division Reminder Method
Conversion of decimal number system to other
number system.
Consider the following examples.
(42)10 = (?)2 Ans is: (42)10 = (101010)2
2 42
2 21----------0
2 10----------1
2 5-----------0
2 2-----------1
2 1-----------0
Conversion of decimal number system Binary number
Consider another example
(456.75)10 = (?)2 Ans is: (456.75)10 = (11100100.11)2
2 456
2 228----------0 0.75 x 2 1
2 114----------0 0.50 x 2 1
2 57-----------0 0.0 -----------------
2 28-----------1
2 14-----------0
2 7-----------0
2 3-----------1
1-----------1
Conversion of decimal number to octal number system
Consider an example
(952)10 = (?)8 Ans is: (952)10 = (1670)8
8 952
8 119--------0
8 14----------7
1-----------6
Decimal to Hexa-decimal conversion
Consider an example
(428)10 = (?)16 Ans is: (428)10 = (1AC)16
16 428
16 26--------12 (C)
1----------10 (A)
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