Terminology


Digital Systems Digital systems are binary systems which use signals represented by only two values - zero or one.
Decimal Number System The decimal number system has base 10 as it contains 10 digits only "0", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7” ", "8” ", "9” " and "10”.
Binary Number System The binary number system has a base value of 2 with two digits allowed in the system which are "0" and "1".
Octal Number System The octal number system has a base value of 8 and has 8 different digits "0", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6" and "7”.
Hexadecimal Number System The hexadecimal number system has a base of 16 with 16 distinct symbols which are "0", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "A", "B", "C", "D", "E", and "F".
Hexadecimal Number System Least Significant Bit
MSB Most Significant Bit