FC0-U61 · Question #565
Which of following numbering systems is base-10?
The correct answer is D. Decimal. The numbering system that is base-10 is Decimal, which uses ten distinct digits (0 through 9) and assigns place values based on powers of ten. This is the everyday number system commonly used by humans.
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Which of following numbering systems is base-10?
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- AOctal
- BBinary
- CHexadecimal
- DDecimal
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(37 responses)- A3% (1)
- B8% (3)
- C3% (1)
- D86% (32)
Why each option
The numbering system that is base-10 is Decimal, which uses ten distinct digits (0 through 9) and assigns place values based on powers of ten. This is the everyday number system commonly used by humans.
Octal is a base-8 numbering system, using digits 0-7.
Binary is a base-2 numbering system, using only two digits (0 and 1).
Hexadecimal is a base-16 numbering system, using digits 0-9 and letters A-F.
The Decimal numbering system, also known as base-10, uses ten unique digits (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) to represent numbers. Each position in a decimal number represents a power of ten, making it the most familiar and widely used number system in daily life.
Concept tested: Numbering system bases
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