Digital circuitry is the foundation of digital computers and many automated control systems.

More Questions from Number Systems and Codes

• The hexadecimal number system consists of 16 digits, 0–15.
• The primary advantage of the hexadecimal numbering system is the ease in conversion between the binary and hexadecimal systems.
• The decimal number system consists of the digits 0–10.
• Octal-to-binary conversion is accomplished by simply replacing each octal digit with its 4-bit binary equivalent.
• 3C1D16 = 111100000111012
• The word size is defined as the number of bits in the binary word that a digital system operates on.
• A debugging utility is used to take the "bugs" out of a program.
• A good example of the use of a digital representation of an analog quantity is the audio recording of music.
• Hex is often used in digital applications as a shorthand way to represent strings of bits.
• The octal number system consists of eight digits, 0 through 7.

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