A number system is a writing system that uses symbols to represent quantitative information. The main types of number systems are decimal, binary, hexadecimal, and octal. The decimal system uses the digits 0-9 with a base of 10. The binary system uses only the digits 0 and 1 and is used in computer applications. The hexadecimal system has a base of 16 and uses the digits 0-9 and the letters A-F. The octal system has a base of 8 and uses the digits 0-7.