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Lesson 4

Representation of Data/Information
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Representation of Data/Information

How is Data represented?

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Number System

“Numbers is life”
-Your computer, probably
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Number System

• Binary number system

• Octal number system

• Decimal number system

• Hexadecimal number system

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Decimal Number System

• Used in our day-to-day life

• Has base 10
• From the word “Deca”, or 10. The
term is derived from the Greek déka
(δέκα) meaning ten.
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Decimal Number System

Example: How is 1234 read in

Decimal?
A.) One, Two, Three, Four
B.) One Thousand Two Hundred
Four
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Decimal Number System

B.) One Thousand Two Hundred Four

is the correct answer! How?
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Binary Number System
• Uses two digits, 0 and 1
• Also called as base 2 number
system
• Each position in a binary number
represents a 0 power of the base (2).
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Example

Binary Number: 101012

Calculating Decimal Equivalent −
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Octal Number System
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Octal Number System
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Example

Octal Number − 125708

Calculating Decimal Equivalent −
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Example
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Hexadecimal Number System

• Uses 10 digits and 6 letters, 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B,C,D,E,F.

• Letters represents numbers starting from 10. A = 10, B = 11, C =
12, D = 13, E = 14, F = 15.
• Also called base 16 number system.
• Each position in a hexadecimal number represents a 0 power of
the base (16). Example 160.
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Example

Hexadecimal Number: 19FDE16

Calculating Decimal Equivalent −
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Number System Relationship
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Number System Relationship
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Lesson 4

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