Sunil Tanna

Binary, Octal and Hexadecimal for Programming & Computer Science Sunil Tanna

This book introduces the binary, octal and hexadecimal numbering systems used in computer science and computer programming. It introduces how numbers are represented in each of these systems, how to convert between them (and to and from base 10).

In this book, among other things, you will learn: What are number bases (also known as radixes) What is binary (base 2) How to convert binary numbers to denary (base 10) How to convert denary numbers to binaryWhat is octal (base 8) How to convert octal numbers to denaryHow to convert denary numbers to octalWhy many programmers and computer scientists use octal How to convert octal numbers to binaryHow to convert binary numbers to octalWhat is hexadecimal (base 16) How to convert hexadecimal numbers to denaryHow to convert denary numbers to hexadecimalWhy many programmers and computer scientists use hexadecimal How to convert hexadecimal numbers to binaryHow to convert binary numbers to hexadecimalIs there a reason to prefer octal over hexadecimal or vice-versa?