Unit 2 - Data Flashcards
1
Q
Why do we use hexadecimal?
A
Humans make mistakes whilst writing out long stings of characters, so hexadecimal is an effective shorthand
2
Q
How do you convert from binary to hexadecimal?
A
Each nibble in binary is assigned a hexadecimal digit
3
Q
What base does hexadecimal have?
A
15 - 0 –> 9 and A –> F
4
Q
What base does binary have?
A
2 - 0,1
5
Q
What base does denary have?
A
10 - 0 –> 9
