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Pt1420 Unit 5 Study Guide

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Pt1420 Unit 5 Study Guide
UNIT-5 NUMBER SYSTEM
Number system:-writing system for expressing numbers i.e. it is a notation for representing numbers of a given set ,using digits or other symbols in a consistent manner. It will * Represent all set of numbers * Give every number a unique representation * Reflect the algebraic and arithmetic structure of numbers
It is of two types: * Non-positional * Positional
Non-positional: a number system where each number is represented with help of a unique symbol. This type of number system has limited number of symbols present to represent a number. The representation of a number is not affected by the position the symbol. Example of it is roman number system. In this type of number system we have following
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Convert the number in hexadecimal into decimal by multiplying each digit of a number with 16 raise to the power of weight of digit. 2. Convert the number obtained in decimal into binary dividing the number by 2 until the quotient is zero.
Shortcut method 1. Convert each octal digit to a 4-bit equivalent binary representation dividing by 2.
10AF16 = ?2 1 0 A F
0001 0000 1010 1111 10AF16 = 00010000101011112
HEXADECIMAL TO OCTAL Method 1. Convert the number in hexadecimal into decimal by multiplying each digit of a number with 16 raise to the power of weight of digit. 2. Convert the number obtained in decimal into binary dividing the number by 8 until the quotient is zero.
Shortcut method 1. Convert each octal digit to a 4-bit equivalent binary representation dividing by 2. 2. Convert the binary number to hexadecimal by grouping bits in threes, starting from right.
1F0C16 =?8 1 F 0 C
0001 1111 0000 1100 1F0C16=00011111000011002
0 001 111 100 001

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