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State and explain two reasons why higher number systems were developed in computing

State and explain two reasons why higher number systems were developed in computing

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Maurice
-A single digit of a higher number system encodes more than one binary digit. This is considered automatic data compression which enables storage medium to save on space.

-Instead of transmitting long digits of 0s and 1s between devices, the data can be encoded in a higher number system to improve transmission speed and efficiency.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on November 7, 2019 at 10:40

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