A network engineer is configuring nodes on a local area network and needs to read MAC addresses. These MAC addresses are displayed in hexadecimal rather than binary.
Explain two reasons why computer scientists and network engineers use hexadecimal notation to represent binary values.
117 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Computer Science Binary, covering Binary representation and number of states, Unsigned and two's complement integers, Converting denary and 8-bit binary, Binary addition and binary shifts, Concept of overflow, and Hexadecimal notation and conversion. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.