The octal number system consists of eight digits, 0 through 7.

More Questions from Number Systems and Codes

• Digital electronics must use a numbering system that has more than ten digits.
• A binary code decimal representation of a binary number will always have more bits than the binary number.
• Each position in a decimal multidigit number will have a weighting factor based on a power of only 10.
• A method of converting decimal to binary is by successive division.
• 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.

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