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Question 17

Shade two boxes to show the statements that are true about hexadecimal.

  • A: Hexadecimal values require less storage space in computer memory than their binary equivalents.
  • B: Hexadecimal is safer to transmit across networks because it experiences less packet loss than binary.
  • C: Hexadecimal is easier for software developers to read and debug than binary.
  • D: Hexadecimal code is processed directly by the central processing unit (CPU) at a higher speed than binary.
  • E: Hexadecimal reduces the likelihood of human typing or transcription errors when working with binary data.
  • F: Hexadecimal can represent a wider mathematical range of values than binary for any given number of bits.
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Number bases Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Computer Science
  3. /Number bases

27 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Computer Science Number bases. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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