Computer Science GCSE
Compact representation of binary
What Compact representation of binary means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Long binary strings become shorter and less error-prone to read and write, making hex a compact shorthand for binary.
Topics that use Compact representation of binary
- Binary (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Arithmetic right shift
- Base 16 place value
- Logical right shift
- Range and overflow
- Two's complement representation
- Binary addition with carry
- Binary representation of data
- Carry out of the most significant bit
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