Question

The binary equivalent of the Hexadecimal number $7$BD is?

• A. $11110111101$
• B. $111010111101$
• C. $101110111101$
• D. All of the above
• E. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

$11110111101$

The binary equivalent of the Hexadecimal number 7BD is 11110111101.

The hexadecimal system is commonly used by programmers to describe locations in memory because it can represent every byte (i.e., eight bits) as two consecutive hexadecimal digits instead of the eight digits that would be required by binary (i.e., base 2) numbers and the three digits that would be required with decimal

The main advantage of a Hexadecimal Number is that it is very compact and by using a base of 16 means that the number of digits used to represent a given number is usually less than in binary or decimal. Also, it is quick and easy to convert between hexadecimal numbers and binary.