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Computer architecture supports following number systems :

1) Binary Number System -

- A Binary number system has only two digits that are 0 and 1, The base of binary number system is 2, because it has only two digits.

1) Octal Number System -

- Octal number system has only eight (8) digits from 0 to 7, The base of octal number system is 8, because it has only 8 digits.

1) Decimal Number System -

- Decimal number system has only ten (10) digits from 0 to 9, The base of decimal number system is 10, because it has only 10 digits.

1) Hexadecimal Number System -

- A Hexadecimal number system has sixteen (16) alphanumeric values from 0 to 9 and A to F, The base of hexadecimal number system is 16, because it has 16 alphanumeric values. Here A is 10, B is 11, C is 12, D is 13, E is 14and F is 15.