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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The hexadecimal number system consists of the symbols
A
0 - 7
B
0 - 7, A - F
C
0 - 9 , A - F
D
None of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is also pronounced sometimes as ‘hex’. Hexadecimal numbers are represented by only 16 symbols. These symbols or values are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E and F. Each digit represents a decimal value.

Detailed explanation-2: -This is how the hex system uses the numbers from 0 to 9 and the capital letters A to F to represent the equivalent decimal number. In this numbering system, each digit’s position is 16 times more significant than the digit in the previous position.

Detailed explanation-3: -Each hexadecimal digit represents four bits (binary digits), also known as a nibble (or nybble).

Detailed explanation-4: -Use the decimal value for each hexadecimal digit. For 0-9, it is the same, but A = 10, B = 11, C = 12, D = 13, E = 14, and F = 15.

Detailed explanation-5: -The word “Hexadecimal” means sixteen because this type of digital numbering system uses 16 different digits from 0-to-9, and A-to-F. Hexadecimal Numbers group binary numbers into sets of four digits.

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