Number Systems

Flashcards about Number Systems in Computer Networks.

What numbering system do hosts, servers, and network equipment use to identify each other?

Binary addressing

How many bits are in an IPv4 address?

32 bits

What is the name given to the 4 sections that an IPv4 address is divided into?

Octets

How many bits are in an octet?

8 bits

What is the base of the decimal numbering system?

Base 10

What is the base of the binary numbering system?

Base 2

What does positional notation mean?

A digit represents different values depending on its position in the number sequence.

What is radix?

The base of a numbering system.

What is the binary representation of the decimal number 168?

10101000

Why is it important to understand binary and decimal numbering systems?

Routers and computers only understand binary, while humans work in decimal.

What numbering system is used to represent IPv6 addresses and MAC addresses?

Hexadecimal

What is the base of the hexadecimal numbering system?

Base 16

How many bits are in an IPv6 address?

128 bits

What is a 'hextet'?

Each four hexadecimal character group in an IPv6 address.

What are the steps to convert a Decimal number to Hexadecimal?

Convert the Decimal number to 8 bit binary strings. Divide the Binary String in groups of four starting from the right most position. Convert each four binary numbers into their equivalent hexadecimal digit.

What are the steps to convert a Hexadecimal number to Decimal?

Convert the hexadecimal number to 4-bit binary strings. Create 8-bit binary grouping starting from the rightmost position. Convert each 8-bit binary grouping into their equivalent decimal digit.

How do you convert hexadecimal to decimal?

Convert the hexadecimal to binary, then convert the binary to decimal.

How do you convert decimal to hexadecimal?

Convert the decimal to binary, then convert the binary to hexadecimal.