Hex number system

Hexadecimal number system

Describe the hexadecimal number system.

Hexadecimal or hex, is another number system that is used and is base 16 system. 

A hex digit can be nay of the following digits 0123456789 ABCDEF

Each hex digit reflect s a 4-bit binary sequence ( a nibble) and is easier to remember than the binary representation.

For example 1101 0100 in binary would be 13 4 in denary and d4 in hex.

Complete the following conversion table:

Explain with examples the areas hexadecimal is used in computing.

They are used to simplify binary codes, HTML, media access control, colours, error messages