Computer – Number System


When we type some letters or words, the computer translates them in numbers as computers can understand only numbers. A computer can understand positional number system where there are only a few symbols called digits and these symbols represent different values depending on the position they occupy in the number.

A value of each digit in a number can be determined using

●      The digit

●      The position of the digit in the number

●      The base of the number system (where base is defined as the total number of digits available in the number system).