Self-Review Exercises

E.1The bases of the decimal, binary, octal and hexadecimal number systems are_____, _____, _____ and _____ respectively.
E.2In general, the decimal, octal and hexadecimal representations of a given binary number contain (more/fewer) digits than the binary number contains.
E.3(True/False) A popular reason for using the decimal number system is that it forms a convenient notation for abbreviating binary numbers simply by substituting one decimal digit per group of four binary bits.
E.4The (octal / hexadecimal / decimal) representation of a large binary value is the most concise (of the given alternatives).
E.5(True/False) The highest digit in any base is one more than the base.
E.6(True/False) The lowest digit in any base is one ...

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