Representation of numbers
This comprehensive online guide, provides a background to ways number is represented in computer systems. This topic provides information on binary (base-2) and hexadecimal (hex or base-16) that are used by computers.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 7-8 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Professional learning, Article or research |
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Data representation |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI8K03
Investigate how digital systems represent text, image and audio data using integers |
| Keywords | Binary number conversions |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge and Raspberry Pi Foundation |
| Copyright | © University of Cambridge and Raspberry Pi Foundation. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0. |
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