Question

what notation system supports presenting the largest numbers using fewest digits; Binary, decimal or hexadecimal?

Answer 1

The notation system supports presenting the largest numbers using fewest digits is

Hexadecimal.

Explanation:

• The hexadecimal numeral system, often shortened to "hex", is a numeral system made up of 16 symbols (base 16).
• Each Hex digit can store 16 bits of information. A single decimal digit stores 4 bits while binary obviously stores 1 bit.
• Each hexadecimal digit represents four binary digits, also known as a nibble, which is half a byte.
• The main reason why we use hexadecimal numbers is because it is much easier to express binary number representations in hex than it is in any other base number system.
• The standard numeral system is called decimal (base 10) and uses ten symbols: 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9. Hexadecimal uses the decimal numbers and six extra symbols.