0001001111000011

0001001111000011 is a 16-bit binary sequence. When grouped as four-bit nibbles, it reads 0001 0011 1100 0011, corresponding to the hexadecimal value 0x13C3. In unsigned binary interpretation, this value equals 5059 in decimal. As a 16-bit two's complement signed integer, the most significant bit is 0, so the value is also +5059.

Used as a generic bit pattern, it can represent a memory word, a register value, or a field in bit-mapped data. Its utility in instructional contexts comes from illustrating binary-to-hex conversions, as well as concepts such as endianness and representations of integers in computing.

Storage order depends on endianness: in big-endian, the word is stored as 0x13 0xC3; in little-endian, it is stored as 0xC3 0x13. Despite these differences in byte order, the underlying numeric value remains 5059.

Interpreting the two bytes as ASCII yields non-printable or extended characters (0x13 and 0xC3), rather than a meaningful standard ASCII string in typical encodings.

See also: binary numeral system, hexadecimal notation, two's complement, endianness.