A junior IT technician is learning about different notational systems. They observe that MAC addresses and IPv6 addresses are represented using a combination of numbers and letters. What is the base of the hexadecimal numbering system used for these types of addresses?
The hexadecimal numbering system is base-16. It uses the digits 0 through 9 to represent values zero through nine and the letters A through F to represent values ten through fifteen. The other options are incorrect because they represent different bases: binary is base-2, octal is base-8, and decimal is base-10.
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