Reversing the Conversion Process In the previous post, we discussed how to convert from base b to decimal (base 10). Besides some basic bookkeeping/organization, the rest of the algorithm was mostly multiplication and addition. For example, we converted the hexadecimal number to base 10: From a mathematical perspective, you might predict that the steps to…
Counting on Your Fingers Because humans have ten fingers, most cultures have adopted a decimal (base 10) number system. When we want to group numbers together, we do so by tens. For example, while you might not think of it this way very often, the number can be expressed a single one thousand, seven one…
What is a Bot? A bot is a script or program that performs (often repetitive) tasks on the Internet. While humans need sleep or get bored, bots can work tirelessly at a single task or even a series of tasks. There are bots that humans would rarely interact with, such as Google’s web crawling robot,…
