Originally posted by Jessica Sant:
Doesn't it depend if the number signed or unsigned?
How a number is converted from Hex to Decimal is dependent upon if the number is signed or unsigned and also if the number is an integer value or a floating point value.
Obviously, whether the value is signed or unsigned lets us know whether the most significant bit is a data bit or a sign bit.
If you're dealing with a floating point value, part of that value is interpreted as an exponent. You can check out
this thread for details about this.
However, for the exam, you'll probably be safe knowing how to convert signed ints between the various bases (dec, hex, oct, bin).
Corey
