Week 3 4 Numerical System
Week 3 4 Numerical System
Numbering
System
What is • is a writing system for expressing numbers; that is,
a mathematical notation for representing numbers of a
numbering given set, using digits or other symbols in a consistent
manner.
system
Decimal Binary
Examples
of
numbering
System Octal Hexadecimal
Decimal
Numberin
g system
Decimal
Numbering system
• Decimal number system, also called Hindu-Arabic,
or Arabic, number system, in mathematics,
positional numeral system employing 10 as the base
What is • This is the type of numerical systems which we use it in
Decimal our life. It is easiest way for humans to understand
• requiring 10 different numerals, the digits
Numberin • 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
g system 7 8 9
Decimal
Numberin
g system
What
is
this?
changing the
light to
Fluorescent
light
• is a number expressed in the base-2 numeral
system or binary numeral system, which uses only two
Binary symbols: typically "0" (zero) and "1" (one). Mostly
used it mathematics and digital electronics
Numberin • 0
• 1
g system
• is a number expressed in the base-8 numeral
system or Octal numeral system, which uses eight
symbols: form 0 to 7 Mostly used it mathematics
Octal numeral and digital electronics
• Each digit represented by 3 bits
system • 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
7
• is a number expressed in the base-16 numeral
system or Hexadecimal numeral system, which
uses 16 symbols: form 0 to F Mostly used it
Hexadecima mathematics and digital electronics
Binary
Divisio
n
Binary Decimal
Octal
Source
Norton, P. (no date) Computer Fundamentals. Mcgraw Hill.