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FC0-U71 · Question #145

Which of the following notational systems uses the numbers 0-9 and letters A-F?

The correct answer is D. Hexadecimal. The hexadecimal number system utilizes digits 0-9 and letters A-F to represent values in base 16.

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Question

Which of the following notational systems uses the numbers 0-9 and letters A-F?

Options

  • AOctal
  • BBinary
  • CDecimal
  • DHexadecimal

How the community answered

(23 responses)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • D
    91% (21)

Why each option

The hexadecimal number system utilizes digits 0-9 and letters A-F to represent values in base 16.

AOctal

Octal (base-8) uses digits 0-7 only.

BBinary

Binary (base-2) uses digits 0 and 1 only.

CDecimal

Decimal (base-10) uses digits 0-9 only.

DHexadecimalCorrect

Hexadecimal (base-16) is a number system that uses 16 distinct symbols. These symbols are the digits 0 through 9 and the letters A, B, C, D, E, F to represent values from ten to fifteen.

Concept tested: Number systems - hexadecimal

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/cpp/lexical-conventions?view=msvc-170

Topics

#Number systems#Hexadecimal#Base-16#IT fundamentals

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