Binary Numbers : An Extended Summary
1. Number System Number System is a writing system that exists for the purpose of expressing numbers; that is, a mathematical notation for representing numbers of a given set, using digits or other symbols in a consistent manner. Here, we discuss about positional number systems with positive radix (also known as base). In general, a number system with base ‘r’ contains ‘r’ number of digits, that go from 0,1, 2, …. r-1. When we type some letters or words, the computer translates them in numbers as computers can understand only numbers. A computer can understand the positional number system where there are only a few symbols, called digits and these digits represent different values depending on the position they occupy in the number. The value of each digit in a number can be determined using- i) The digit ii) ...