I.

NUMBER SYSTEM
IMPORTANCE OF NUMBER SYSTEM IN ELECTRONICS

The study of number system is important from

the viewpoint of understanding how data are
represented before they can be processed by any
digital system, including a digital computer.
Modern computers do not work with decimal
numbers. Instead of, they process binary
numbers, groups of 0s and 1s.
 DEFINITION OF TERMS
DIGIT
a symbol used in numerals to represent number

BIT
the basic unit of information storage and communication,
interpreted as the binary digit 1 or 0.
1 bit = 1 or 1 bit = 0

BYTE
in computer concepts a byte represents a single character
and is composed of bits.
8 bits = 1 byte
CHARACTERISTIC THAT DEFINE A NUMBER SYSTEM
1. Number of independent digits used in the number
system.
 A. DECIMAL NUMBER SYSTEM
1. Has a radix 10 number system.

2. Has 10 different digits or symbols

(0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)
 B. BINARY NUMBER SYSTEM
1. Has a radix 2 number system.

2. Has two independent digits (0,1).

 C. OCTAL NUMBER SYSTEM
1. Has a radix 8 number system.

2. Has 8 independent digits (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)

 D. HEXADECIMAL NUMBER SYSTEM
1. Has a radix 16 number system.

2. Has 16 independent digits

(0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F)