Decimal Number System-Base 10 number system.
Base- It describes number of digits used.
LSD-Least Significant Digit-is the right most digit is called LSD.
MSD- Most Significant Digit-In decimal number system , the left most digit is called the MSD.
Radix - Another term for base of a # system.
Reset and Carry- in a decimal number system it start from 0 to 9 and then it start all over again from 0.The Binary System is a little difference it start from 0 to 1 and then it start over from 0 again.
The Base and Radix- is the key features that distinguishes one number system fro another.
Reset and Carry- in a decimal number system it start from 0 to 9 and then it start all over again from 0.The Binary System is a little difference it start from 0 to 1 and then it start over from 0 again.
Positional Weight-The position of each digit of a decimal number determines the weight of that digit. A 1 by itself, for instance, is only worth 1, whereas a 1 to the left of three )s makes the 1 woth 1000.
Binary Point- symbol used to seperate the whole from a fraction in a binary #.
Resources:
Introductory Computer Mathematics,
Second Edition,
Nigel P. Cook,
Prentice Hall Publishers
