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Can two hexadecimal digits be stored in one byte?
Yes, a byte is 8 bits, and a one hexadecimal digit takes up four bits, so two hexadecimal digits can be stored in a byte. The largest hexadecimal digit is F (which is 15 in base ten.) In base two, this converts to 1111, which takes up four bits, which is why it only takes four bits to store a hexadecimal digit. With 8 bits, two hexadecimal digits can be stored (FF would be 11111111, which is 8 bits), and 8 bits make up a byte. Generally, 4 bits are always used to store a hexadecimal digit, using leading zeros where necessary. For example, the hexadecimal digit 5 would be stored as 0101, and the hexadecimal digits 5A would be stored as 01011010.
One hexadecimal digit can be converted to how many binary bits?
8
How many binary digits does a single hexadecimal digit represent?
four
How does the binary system differ from the hexadecimal numbering system?
The decimal system we normally use is base 10. That means that each position has 10 times the place-value of the digit to the right of it.Binary is base 2. Hexadecimal is base 16.
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.
