Computer Science for IGCSE & O level - Data Representation (Section 15 - No. 16)

What is the advantage of using hexadecimal in computer science?

Easier for humans to read and write large binary numbers.

Directly converts to decimal.

Takes up more memory space.

Provides a shorthand for binary representation.

Hexadecimal simplifies reading and writing binary data and provides a more concise shorthand for representing binary values.