2006-10-04 00:53:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
Hex is simply a different way to look at data.
Decimal is base 10 - the number system we are used to, with digits 0..9.
Hexadecimal is base 16, with digits 0..F (0..9 then A..F). Hex is useful because each hex character represents 4 bits, so two hex digits together can be used to represent a byte.
By the way, the word is hexadecimal, no spaces.
Rawlyn.
2006-10-04 01:13:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
A hexadecimal editor opens a 'binary' file. In one side of the editor, it displays the binary in hexadecimal digits (0-9 and A-F). On the other side it displays what this hexidecimal digit represents in ASCII with 2 ASCII characters.
The purpoase of a hexadecimal editor is to change the individual bytes or bits in the file. The file is in 'binary' not a text file so it cannot be read by a normal text editor like notepad, word, etc.
2006-10-08 07:19:04 · answer #2 · answered by Mark aka jack573 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it quite literally allows you to edit the actual bytes of a file. The file could be anything, but is usually used for code.
2006-10-04 09:03:36 · answer #3 · answered by justme 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
even i dont know what is it please send me full details
2006-10-04 08:27:54 · answer #4 · answered by ch_nagarajind 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋