OCTAL Value
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OCTAL NUMBER SYSTEM
The octal, or base 8, number system is a common system used with computers. Because of its relationship with the binary system, it is useful in programming some types of computers.
Base 8 means=(45)8
Look closely at the comparison of binary and octal number systems in table 1-3. You can see that one octal digit is the equivalent value of three binary digits. The following examples of the conversion of octal 2258 to binary and back again further illustrate this comparison:
