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What is the hexadecimal conversion of ABCD into octal no?

125715


What is hexadecimal code?

Computer engineers use to use the hexadecimal code to program computers, or the base 16. Hexadecimal numbers use the digits 0 through 9, plus the letters A through F to represent the digits 10 through 15.


Binary to hexadecimal to binary conversion?

Each 4 bits of binary can make 1 hexadecimal digit. There are 16 hexadecimal characters including zero. This can be shown by the equation 2^4 = 16.


What does hex stand for in computer terms?

hexadecimal


What are computer codes'4bcd6bcd8bcd'?

That would be a Hexadecimal code.


Why are MAC addresses written as six pair of Hexadecimal numbers?

Any data is stored internally in the computer as binary digits, but those are "bulky" - you need 4 binary digits for every hexadecimal digit, so hexadecimal is really a kind of shortcut to write out binary numbers.Decimal is another option, but conversion between binary and decimal is more cumbersome than with hexadecimal. Therefore, for the new IP addresses (IP version 6), they decided to write them down in hexadecimal, instead of the decimal that is used for IPv4.


Who invented hexadecimal and when?

The first use of the term hexadecimal dates to 1954. It is unclear who invented the current hexadecimal notation - most likely IBM. Not all computers used hexadecimal until the end of the 70s or later. Hewlett-Packard continued to use octal instead of hexadecimal until after 1980.


Convert the Hexadecimal number A2 into its Base 10 equivalent.?

calc.exe will do the conversion for you A2(16)=162(10)


What is the word for H stand for in binary to Decimal Conversion?

hexadecimal, eg. 1ABH = 1AB(16) = 427(10)


What is the highest digit you can use in hexadecimal?

The highest numerical digit is 9, but hexadecimal follows that with letters going to F. So in hexadecimal, F would be the highest digit.


Why physical address is in hexadecimal?

The physical address is in binary, just like everything else in the computer. Other bases, such as octal, (decimal,) and hexadecimal are simply representations for our convenience.


What are the advantage of hexadecimal numbering system?

Each hexadecimal digit represents four binary digits (bits) (also called a "nibble"), and the primary use of hexadecimal notation is as a human-friendly representation of values in computing and digital electronics. For example, binary coded byte values can range from 0 to 255 (decimal) but may be more conveniently represented as two hexadecimal digits in the range 00 through FF. Hexadecimal is also commonly used to represent computer memory adresses.