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Download Solution PDFBCD code has always how many bits per number
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Download Solution PDF- BCD (Binary Coded Decimal) is simply the 4-bit binary code representation of a decimal digit.
- Each decimal digit replaced in the integer and fractional parts by its binary equivalent.
- BCD Code uses four bits to represent the 10 decimal digits of 0 to 9.
- BCD code is often called 8421 because the BCD is a weighted code and the weights used in binary coded decimal code are 8, 4, 2, 1.
The following represents the 4-bit binary representation of decimal values:
|
Decimal Symbol
|
BCD Digit |
|
0 |
0000 |
|
1 |
0001 |
|
2 |
0010 |
|
3 |
0011 |
|
4 |
0100 |
|
5 |
0101 |
|
6 |
0110 |
|
7 |
0111 |
|
8 |
1000 |
|
9 |
1001 |
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