Number System in Computers 👉As we all know, every computer is designed to store information such as - numbers, letters, and other special characters in coded form. So, here comes the need to have a basic understanding of the Number System in Computers . So, there are two types of Number systems - positional and non-positional. At first, we will discuss what a non-positional number system is? Later on, we will talk about the positional number system in computers. Non-positional Number systems In a non-positional number system, each symbol represents the same value regardless of its position in the number . To find the value of a number, one has to count the number of symbols present in the number. It is tough to perform arithmetic with such a number system. This system has symbols such as I for 1, II for 2, III for 3, IIII for 4, IIIII for 5, etc. Positional Number systems In a positional number system, there are only a few symbols called digits . These symbols repr...
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