In octal number system, the digit ranges from ______.

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  1. 1 to 7
  2. 1 to 8
  3. 0 to 8
  4. 0 to 7

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Option 4 : 0 to 7
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The correct answer is 0 to 7.

Key Points

Octal Number System: The octal number system has only eight (8) digits from 0 to 7. Every number (value) represents with 0,1,2,3,4,5,6 and 7 in this number system. The base of the octal number system is 8 because it has only 8 digits.

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B inary Number System: A Binary number system has only two digits that are 0 and 1. Every number (value) represents 0 and 1 in this number system. The base of the binary number system is 2 because it has only two digits.

Decimal number system: The decimal number system has only ten (10) digits from 0 to 9. Every number (value) represents with 0,1,2,3,4,5,6, 7,8 and 9 in this number system. The base of the decimal number system is 10 because it has only 10 digits.

Hexadecimal number system: A Hexadecimal number system has sixteen (16) alphanumeric values from 0 to 9 and A to F. Every number (value) represents with 0,1,2,3,4,5,6, 7,8,9,A,B,C,D,E and F in this number system. The base of the hexadecimal number system is 16 because it has 16 alphanumeric values. Here A is 10, B is 11, C is 12, D is 13, E is 14 and F is 15.

Number system

Base

Used digits

Example

Binary

2

0,1

(11110000)2

Octal

8

0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7

(360)8

Decimal

10

0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

(240)10

Hexadecimal

16

0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,
A,B,C,D,E,F

(F0)16

 
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