What is Binary?
Binary is a machine language that works with 0 and 1.
Definition and Word Origin
There is either current in the circuit or there is no current, the corresponding values are 1 and 0. All programs are translated into this language at the deepest level. People don't write binaries, languages translate them with compilers.
How to Know and Use in Daily Life?
Processor: Command operation.
Memory: Cell values.
File: The deepest layer.
Technical Depth and Architecture
Units:
Bit: Single 0 or 1.
Byte: 8-bit group.
Word: Processor width.
Example, number 13:
13 = 1101 (8+4+0+1)Why binary: Distinguishing two states is more stable and faster than multiple states. Triple trials are history.
Use in Different Disciplines
Lamp: On and off.
Morse: Dot and line.
Key: Forward and backward.
Questions and answers
Why only 0 and 1?
It is stable and fast to distinguish the two situations. Too much produces errors and costs.
What is byte?
It is a group of 8 bits. It is the unit of characters and small numbers.
Do people read?
Rarely. Hexadecimal view is used for debugging, not binary.
Isn't there a triple system?
It was tried, but it didn't work. The duo won in simplicity.
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