Binary Data Formats

Question	Answer
Hexidecimal	-Base 16 -Numbers from 0 to 9 then letters A to F -Each position in base sixteen represents four positions in base two
Converting from hexadecimal to binary	1) Split the hexadecimal number up into its components 2) For each component create a four bit binary number 3) Put each four bit byte together
Converting from hexadecimal to decimal	1) Covert from hexadecimal to binary 2) Then convert binary to decimal
BCD	-Binary Coded Decimal -Converts each digit of decimal to a 4-bit binary code
Decimal to BCD	-Split number up (e.g. 11 would be 1 and 1) -Convert each digit to a 4-bit binary number.
Hexadecimal to BCD	-Convert to decimal -Then decimal to BCD

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	Created by Lily Chapman over 6 years ago