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- Version0.8
- CategoriesPHP
- Date PublishedJune 22, 2006
- Linkhttp://archive.kflorence.com/projects/binary/
Changelog
- 0.8 - Initial Release
Below is the conversion input box. Simply select the type of conversion you wish to do, provide the appropriate data (decimal, hexidecimal or binary), then click "convert" and the converted value will appear to the right.
What is binary?
"The binary or base-two numeral system is a system for representing numbers in which a radix of two is used; that is, each digit in a binary numeral may have either of two different values. Typically, the symbols 0 and 1 are used to represent binary numbers. Owing to its relatively straightforward implementation in electronic circuitry, the binary system is used internally by virtually all modern computers." (see: Binary Numeral System)
What is hexadecimal?
"In mathematics, hexadecimal or simply hex is a numeral system with a radix or base of 16 usually written using the symbols 0-9 and A-F or a-f.
For example, the decimal numeral 79 whose binary representation is 01001111 can be written as 4F in hexadecimal (4 = 0100, F = 1111).
It is a useful system in computers because there is an easy mapping from four bits to a single hex digit. A byte can be represented as two consecutive hexadecimal digits. However, this mixed representation (arabic digits up to nine and for zero, other symbols for the six other hexadecimal digits) is ambiguous and needs prefix, suffix or subscripts to be clear." (see: Hexidecimal)
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