Numbering Systems

Get introduced to various numbering systems in this lesson.

We'll cover the following

- The binary number system
- The decimal number system
- The octal number system
- The hexadecimal number system
- Units of information/data measurement
  - Bit
- Number system conversion

The systemic methods which, are used to represent numbers, are known as numbering systems. We have the following numbering systems:

Binary
Octal
Decimal
Hexadecimal

The binary number system

A machine can only understand two states: ON (represented by 1) and OFF (represented by 0). This effectively means that any input given to the computer must be in the form of 0 and 1’s. The binary number system uses two digits, 0 and 1, to represent a number. Since it has only two digits, the base of the binary number system is 2.

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Introduction

Pointers

Arrays

Strings

String Functions

Structures

Union

Enumerations

Function Pointers

Variable Argument Lists

Working With Bits

Recursion

Classical Recursive Problems

Static and Dynamic Memory Allocation

Type casting and Typedef

C Under Linux

Command Line Arguments

Creating Libraries

Debugging C Programs

Conclusion

Numbering Systems

The binary number system