<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">1)</span> If the digtal circuits in a compute

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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">1)</span> If the digtal circuits in a computer only respond to binary numbers, why are octal and hexadecimal numbers used extensively by computer specialests?</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">2)</span> In digital systems such as a microcomputer, It is common to consider an 8 bit group ( call a byte) as having a meaning .&#160;</p>
<p class="p1">Predict some of the possible meanings of a byte (Such as&#160; 11011011) in a microcomputer.</p>

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Though digital circuits respond only to binary numbers, octal and hexadecimal numbers are used extensively because of their representation, which is more compressed and easier than binary numbers. Binary numbers form too long strings while representing large numbers. Whereas the hexadecimal and octal numbers can be expressed in smaller length strings.

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