Difference between revisions of "Binary"

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Binary stands for base 2. It is commonly used in computing for its relative ease of computation and the ease of using ON - OFF states in computers.

In computers, each byte usually holds 8 bits, or binary digits. Thus a single byte can hole a value ranging from 0 to 255. This article is a stub. Help us out by expanding it.

Power of two	Number in base 10	Binary representation
$2^1$	2	10
$2^2$	4	100
$2^3$	8	1000
$2^4$	16	10000
$2^5$	32	100000
$2^6$	64	1000000
$2^7$	128	10000000

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-Binary stands for [[base]] 2. It is commonly used in computing for its relative ease of computation and the ease of using ON - OFF states in computers.
+Binary stands for [[base numbers|base]] 2. It is commonly used in computing for its relative ease of computation and the ease of using ON - OFF states in computers.
+{|class="wikitable"
+|-
+! Power of two !! Number in base 10 !! Binary representation
+|-
+| <math>2^1</math>|| 2|| 10
+|-
+| <math>2^2</math>|| 4|| 100
+|-
+| <math>2^3</math>|| 8|| 1000
+|-
+| <math>2^4</math>|| 16|| 10000
+|-
+| <math>2^5</math>|| 32|| 100000
+|-
+| <math>2^6</math>|| 64|| 1000000
+|-
+| <math>2^7</math>|| 128 || 10000000
+|-}
+In computers, each [[byte]] usually holds 8 [[bit|bits]], or binary digits. Thus a single byte can hole a value ranging from 0 to 255.
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