Article: Binary Number System
Computer Sciences;      700+ words ...Binary Number System The binary number system, also called the base-2 number system, is a method of representing...only two numerals: zero (0) and one (1). Computers use the binary number system to manipulate and store all of their data including ...

Article: giga-
A Dictionary of Computing;      71 words ...giga- (symbol: G ) A prefix indicating a multiple of one billion, 10 9 , as in gigahertz and gigavolt. When the binary number system is used in a structure or process (as in semiconductor RAM or ROM) the prefix then indicates a multiple of 2 30...

Article: tera-
A Dictionary of Computing;      57 words ......symbol: T ) A prefix indicating a multiple of one million million, 10 12 , as in terahertz and teravolt. When the binary number system is involved in a structure or process (as in semiconductor RAM or ROM), the prefix indicates a multiple of 2 40...

Article: mega-
A Dictionary of Computing;      69 words ...mega- (symbol: M ) A prefix indicating a multiple of one million (10 6 ), as in megahertz and megawatt. When the binary number system is used in a structure or process (as in semiconductor RAM or ROM), the prefix then indicates a multiple of 2...

Article: binary system
A Dictionary of Computing;      107 words ...binary system Usually, the binary number system, i.e. the positional number system with base 2. This is the number system most commonly used in computers. A binary digit (or bit ) is either 0 or 1. The representation of numbers by binary digits...

Article: Mathematics, Very Old
Mathematics;      700+ words ......conceptual leap from a tally system to a number system. Early humans depended on body parts...twenty) is derived from the base-20 number system. The first concrete evidence of a numerical...extremely large numbers. The Egyptian number system was additive. That is, each multiple...

Article: octal notation
A Dictionary of Computing;      40 words ...octal notation The representation of numbers in the positional number system with radix 8. The octal digits are denoted by 0–7. Any octal number may be simply converted into its binary equivalent, and any binary number into its shorter octal equivalent.

Article: positional system
A Dictionary of Computing;      5 words ...positional system See number system .

Article: mixed-base system
A Dictionary of Computing;      5 words ...mixed-base system See number system .

Article: mixed-radix system
A Dictionary of Computing;      5 words ...mixed-radix system See number system .

Article: fixed-radix system
A Dictionary of Computing;      9 words ...fixed-radix system ( fixed-base system ) See number system .

Article: binary number
A Dictionary of Computing;      6 words ...binary number A binary encoding of a number.

Article: hexadecimal notation
A Dictionary of Computing;      47 words ......notation The representation of numbers in the positional number system with base 16. The sixteen hexadecimal digits are usually...be simply converted into its binary equivalent, and any binary number into its shorter hex equivalent.

Article: bit
A Dictionary of Computing;      72 words ...bit Short for binary digit. 1. Either of the two digits 0 and 1 in the binary number system. Bits are used in computing for the internal representation of numbers, characters, and instructions. The bit is the smallest unit...