A denary value can be converted into hexadecimal and binary.
- (a)Complete the table to show the hexadecimal and 8-bit binary values of the given denary values. Denary Hexadecimal 8-bit binary 49 123 200[6]
- (b)Give two benefits, to users, of converting binary values to hexadecimal.[2]
- (c)Hexadecimal is used to represent Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) colour codes in computer science. Identify three other ways that hexadecimal is used in computer science.[3]
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- [1] Denary 49: Hexadecimal 31
- [1] Denary 49: 8-bit binary 00110001
- [1] Denary 123: Hexadecimal 7B
- [1] Denary 123: 8-bit binary 0111011
- [1] Denary 200: Hexadecimal C8
- [1] Denary 200: 8-bit binary 11001000
- [1] Easier/quicker to read/write/understand
- [1] Easier/quicker to identify errors/debug
- [1] Takes up less screen/display space
- [1] Less chance of making an error
- [1] MAC address
- [1] URL
- [1] Assembly language
- [1] Error codes // error messages
- [1] IP addresses
- [1] Locations in memory
- [1] Memory dumps
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