What is Binary? What Exactly is binary in terms of computer lanuages? Is it still being used?
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Binary is a numeric system which uses two numerals to represent all real numbers. While the most common counting system, the decimal system, uses ten numerals, binary uses only 0 and 1. Each digit in a binary number system therefore represents a power of two. The first digit on the right represents the 0th power, the second represents the 1st power, the third represents the 2nd power, and so on. So the number 1 in the decimal system is represented also as 1 in the binary system. The number 23, by contrast, is represented as 10111 (16+0+4+2+1). http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-binary.htm this web site will help you understand why the Binary language is needed: www.scienceclarified.com/Ci-Co/Computer-Software.html and is used everyday as that is the only way they can talk to each other
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Binary is the simplest form of arithmetic, that uses only the numbers 0 and 1, where the decimal system use 0 to 9. Binary is at the heart of how every computer today works. Internally, every computer or computer like object (cellphones, MP3 players, digital TVs...) uses binary throughout. So at the bottom level, binary is in massive use. However, most modern systems have covered over the low level binary with layers of software which hide it from the everyday users. But low-level software engineers such as myself, and hardware engineers, still routinely use binary.
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Binary means two states. In numerals the two states are zero and one. This is a perfect match for modern digital computers b/c the logic, control, and memory circuits all use switching transistors, which are either on or off--i.e., two states. Most computer languages are high-level or medium-level, far removed from the two states. Only a low-level language, such as assembler, requires frequent use of binary coding. You'll learn a little about binary, hexadecimal, and maybe even octal numbering and counting in an introductory computer science course. ====================
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