Number Bases for Grade 8

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What is a number base?

Back

A number base is the number of digits or digit combinations that a system uses to represent values.

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What is the decimal system also known as?

Back

Base-10.

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What digits does the binary system use?

Back

0 and 1.

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What is machine code?

Back

A low-level programming language consisting of binary instructions directly understood by the computer's hardware.

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What does ASCII stand for?

Back

American Standard Code for Information Interchange.

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What is a bit?

Back

A bit is shorthand for a single binary digit, either 0 or 1.

Front

How many bits are in a byte?

Back

8 bits.

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What is the place value system in the decimal system?

Back

It includes the ones' place, tens' place, hundreds' place, and thousands' place.

Front

What is the base of the hexadecimal number system?

Back

16.

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What digits are used in the hexadecimal system?

Back

Digits from 0-9 and letters A-F.