COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

DATA REPRESENTATION AND NUMBER SYSTEMS

BINARY OCTAL DECIMAL AND HEXADECIMAL NUMBER SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is 8 in octal?
A
10
B
8
C
1000
D
A
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the octal number system, the number 8 is represented as 10. The number 9 is represented as 11. The number 10 is represented as 12.

Detailed explanation-2: -Base 10 to base 8 Use only the whole number (don’t round) and the 1st digit is 1. Use only the whole number (don’t round) and the 2nd digit is 7. To get the 3rd digit subtract the 2nd digit x8 from what was left from the previous subtraction: 7x8=56, 61-56=5 The 3rd digit is 5.

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