2. THE HEXADECIMAL SYSTEM
(BASE 16)
• The word hexadecimal is derived from the Greek
root hex (six) and Latin root decem (ten).
• Base b = 16.
• Ten symbols: S = {0, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D,
E, F}
• Example: 2AF , 3DF4 , 5FAE3 , 8CF09
• The symbols in this system are often referred to
• as hexadecimal digits.
3. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
DECIMAL TO HEXADECIMAL
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
9
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
9
DECIMAL TO HEXADECIMAL
10
11
12
13
14
15
=
=
=
=
=
=
A
B
C
D
E
F
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
5. 2 3 E
HEXADECIMAL DECIMAL
=16
16
0
16
1
16
2
2 X 16
2
+ 3 X 16
1
+ 14 X 16
0
10
11
12
13
14
15
=
=
=
=
=
=
A
B
C
D
E
F
DH
2 X 256 + 3 X 16 + 14
512 + 48 + 14 574=
574 10
TO