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

Detailed explanation-1: -Octal Number System is one the type of Number Representation techniques, in which there value of base is 8. That means there are only 8 symbols or possible digit values, there are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.

Detailed explanation-2: -Octal Number System has a base of eight and uses the numbers from 0 to 7. The octal numbers, in the number system, are usually represented by binary numbers when they are grouped in pairs of three.

Detailed explanation-3: -In IDL the notation for an octal number is “n or ‘n’O. The number in our example would be written “22563 or ‘22563’O. The letters B or L can be used to indicate that a value is a byte or a long integer.

Detailed explanation-4: -OCTAL NUMBER SYSTEM: The octal number system employs a base 8. It thus requires eight symbols i.e. the decimal symbols 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. Octal decimal conversions are done by multiplying with 8. HEXADECIMAL SYSTEM: Sixteen symbols used in hexadecimal system are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E and F; hence base is 16.

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