Data Representation · Data & Analysis

Binary and Hexadecimal

Converting between number systems and understanding the utility of base-16 in computing.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why do humans prefer denary while computers rely exclusively on binary?
  2. 2How does hexadecimal make it easier for developers to read and debug memory addresses?
  3. 3What happens mathematically when a binary number is shifted to the left or right?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

GCSE: Computing - Data Representation and Binary
Year: Year 10
Subject: Computing
Unit: Data Representation
Period: Data & Analysis

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