COM1100 -- Winter2000 -- Yuhong Yin
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Hexadecimal
number system
nThe hexadecimal number system has base 16
and therefore
it requires 16 symbols – a lowest digit of 0 and a highest
digit with a value equivalent to decimal 15 (one less than
the base of 16).
nBy convention, we use letter A through F to represent the hexadecimal
digits corresponding to decimal values 10 through 15.
nIn other words, hexadecimal number system uses the 16 symbols 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F.