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What is binary number

29th Oct 2016, 10:16 AM
sameer Shaikh
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Binary number is the only digits a computer can understand it consist of 1s and 0s. Anything you type in a computer gets translated in its binary form a Computer is then able to read the binary numbers by using switches 1 is for on and 0 is for off. There are millions of tiny switches located in the processor called transistors that are use to represent binary numbers.
29th Oct 2016, 10:33 AM
Tech Go
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A binary number can be only 0 or 1. 0 is like false in boolean and 1 is true.
29th Oct 2016, 10:19 AM
Pablo RG
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A number represents a count of objects. Numbers can be expressed in different representations like decimal notation (1,2,3,..., 10, ...) or roman literals ( II = 2, XI = 11). Many representations use a set of numeric symbols or digits and their position to express a number. Binary means that there are only two symbols (often represented by 1 and 0) for a digit. So a binary number is a number represented with binary digits. So the binary number 110 becomes (read from right to left) (0*2^0) + (1*2^1) +(1*2^2) = 0 + 2 + 4 = 6 in decimal notation.
29th Oct 2016, 10:37 AM
Nasobem
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binary number is represented only 0,1 when we give numbers and variables the compiler converts these into computer understandable language which is in 0,1here o=off,1=on and during computer run time it undergoes on and off so many times .Even whenever we press keys of keyboard the value is passed in 0 and 1.
22nd Dec 2016, 4:10 PM
sriram
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totally agreed.
29th Oct 2016, 5:35 PM
kiran
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it consists of only 1 and 0 if its 1 then its true and 0 is false...in terms of c++
30th Oct 2016, 7:08 AM
tech buddy
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Binary describes a numbering scheme in which there are only two possible value for each digit 0&1.
22nd Nov 2016, 3:26 PM
sadaf
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eg:10101011110110
25th Nov 2016, 2:42 PM
Dhanya sree
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it is one of the binary system numbers ( 0 or 1 ) , it is the only languagge that computer understands .. so we do need the compiler as it's function is to translate the codes to the computer in binary system
25th Nov 2016, 5:37 PM
Marwa Mahmoud
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binary numbers are the language used by the machines .These are represented by 0&1
26th Nov 2016, 3:52 PM
sonal sharma