2006-12-18 14:42:15 · 3 answers · asked by xinnybuxlrie 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
You can count as high as you want in hexadecimal. FF is just the highest byte value, that is, the largest number that can be expressed in eight bits. The next number after FF is 100 (=256 decimal).
2006-12-18 14:48:58 · answer #1 · answered by injanier 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes there is. That's like asking if there's anything past 99 in decimal. The numbers can go up infinitely. After FF is 100 (Decimal 256), and it goes on to 101, 102, ..., 109, 10A, 10B ... etc. It's no different from decimal counting. Though, computers store information in bytes, and 100 requires two bytes to represent with modern computers. If you have FFF, and add one more, you get 1000, FFFF + 1 = 10000, etc.
2006-12-18 14:50:44 · answer #2 · answered by metallic_vortex 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Hexadecimal goes to infinity just as does decimal. It is just a different counting system.
It is base 16 as opposed to human standard base 10 or computer standard base 2.
2006-12-18 14:48:39 · answer #3 · answered by zypher1083 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋