In the field of computer science, data means everything! Data and numbers are used often in computer science, as numbers can get so big, it is worth it to shorten the length of the number by using a different base, hexadecimal. Data can also be used to represent information, such is done with binary, which is made up of 1’s and 0’s so that it is simple enough for the computer to understand.
With data comes the question, “how will the numbers be represented?” There are many cool and interesting ways to represent numbers, from decimal numbers (base 10) used worldwide, to binary (base 2), or even hexadecimal. A number system’s ‘base’ is the amount you can count up to with one digit before carrying over into the next digit. With each of these methods there are pros and cons. Read about them by visiting each page.
All number systems work on a system of bases. This can be seen in example above with base 10 how a number of a base can be converted to decimal, the only difference being replacing the 10’s that are being multiplied in the middle by the base.