Hi,
I would like to know how i can convert a number to binary easily. I'm in a computer class and i need to convert numbers decimal --> binary | binary--> decimal.
I've been trying to do it for several days.
Thanks in advance
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How to convert to decimal to binary ?
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Is this a class without a teacher and without a text book? Then indeed, you have to find out yourself. I hope you don't pay for such bad education!
The importance of knowledge about binary (or octal or hexadecimal) notation and converting from one into the other or to decimal faded away around 1980. At the moment it's only useful if you need to understand network masks when setting up a network. So if your class doesn't cover that subject, it's quite outdated. Do they teach Assember also?
Kees
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I read the wikihow page 10 times and i understand better now.
But i still have another question :
How can i convert through bases in my head.
ex : base 2 to 10 to 16 to 7 and so on and so forth.
I want to do this mental arithmetic.
And yes i did some research on those different numeral systems.
But i would like to know the fastest way to do it.
peter
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Just like you learned math long ago you start with small numbers and work your way up to bigger problems.
There are folk that think such is explained in such a way that the skill is acquired in one sentence or paragraph. Sorry but if that was true then the method would be a non-skill item. Skills take practice. Exercises build skill.
BOb
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