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Number systems: binary, octal and hexadecimal
Computer Studies · Grade 10 · about 40 minutes
Why computers use binary, what octal and hexadecimal are for, and how to convert between all four systems.
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- 5 sections of explanation, worked examples and diagrams
- 2 practice tasks with hints and worked answers
- A quiz that marks itself as you go
- Your progress kept across every subject you take
Other lessons in this sub-strand
- The von Neumann architecture and its functional elements
- How the elements communicate, and instruction sets: RISC and CISC
- Number systems: binary, octal and hexadecimal
- Architecture and performance