COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
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Question
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The number of digits is reduced by ____ for octal and ____ for Hexa decimal when we convert from binary. This is the reason that the system tend to store values in these formats
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1/5 and 1/8
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1/8 and 1/16
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1/3 and 1/4
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8 and 16
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Incidentally, hexadecimal notation is more popular, because binary bit groupings in digital equipment are commonly multiples of eight (8, 16, 32, 64, and 128 bit), which are also multiples of 4. Octal, being based on binary bit groups of 3, doesn’t work out evenly with those common bit group sizings.
Detailed explanation-2: -Octal Number System has a base of eight and uses the numbers from 0 to 7.
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