A method of converting decimal to binary is by successive division.

More Questions from Number Systems and Codes

• Hexadecimal is used to encode BCD numbers.
• A computer will use ASCII code to store information internally.
• In even parity, the sum of the individual bits in the code group must be even.
• Many digital electronic systems work in hexadecimal instead of binary.
• The hexadecimal equivalent of a decimal number would produce a larger number than the original decimal number.
• The primary advantage of the hexadecimal number system is the ease with which conversion can be made between binary and hexadecimal numbers.
• 1210 = 11012 = C16 = 00010010 BCD
• When converting from decimal to binary by the repeated division-by-two method, the initial remainder becomes the MSD.
• A binary number can be converted to a decimal number by summing the decimal values of the weights of all the 1s in the binary number.
• ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange.

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