A , B , C , D , E , F , G , H , I , J , K , L , M , N , O , P , Q , R , S , T , U , V , W , X , Y , Z
For example, hexadecimal BEAD is decimal 48813:
digit weight value
B = 11 16^3 = 4096 11*4096 = 45056
E = 14 16^2 = 256 14* 256 = 3584
A = 10 16^1 = 16 10* 16 = 160
D = 13 16^0 = 1 13* 1 = 13
-----
BEAD = 48813
There are many conventions for distinguishing hexadecimal numbers from decimal
or other bases in programs. In C language for example, the prefix "0x" is
used, e.g. 0x694A11. Hexadecimal is more succinct than binary for representing
bit-masks, machines addresses, and other low-level constants but it is still
reasonably easy to split a hex number into different bit positions, e.g the
top 16 bits of a 32 bit word are the first four hex digits.
The term was coined in the early 1960s to replace earlier "sexadecimal", which was too racy and amusing for stuffy IBM, and later adopted by the rest of the industry.
Actually, neither term is etymologically pure. If we take "binary" to
be paradigmatic, the most etymologically correct term for base 10, for example,
is "denary", which comes from "deni" (ten at a time, ten each), a Latin
"distributive" number; the corresponding term for base-16 would be something
like "sendenary". "Decimal" is from an ordinal number; the corresponding
prefix for 6 would imply something like "sextidecimal". The "sexa-" prefix
is Latin but incorrect in this context, and "hexa-" is Greek. The word "octal"
is similarly incorrect; a correct form would be "octaval" (to go with decimal),
or "octonary" (to go with binary). If anyone ever implements a base-3 computer,
computer scientists will be faced with the unprecedented dilemma of a choice
between two *correct* forms; both "ternary" and "trinary" have a claim to
this throne.
Par exemple le nombre hexadécimal FACE correspond au nombre décimal 64206
chiffre poids valeur
F = 15 16^3 = 4096 15*4096 = 61440
A = 10 16^2 = 256 10* 256 = 2560
C = 12 16^1 = 16 12* 16 = 192
E = 14 16^0 = 1 14* 1 = 14
-----
FACE = 64206
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It resynchronizes and retransmits data signals on a LAN
like a repeater, but also has other
capabilities such as network management.
A term applied to a multiport repeater or
concentrator consisting of a chassis with slots
to be populated by cards, allowing it to be configured with various numbers
and combinations of LAN ports.
Multiport 10BASE-T, 10BASE2,
and fiber optic (10BASE-FL, FOIRL)
repeaters are considered hubs.
See also Smart wiring hub, concentrator,
star topology.
Par extension, quelquefois utilisé pour désigner un centre nodal de télécommunications longue distance ou internationale. (voir aussi répéteur, concentrateur).