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Binary Code

The Binary Code is a system representing numbers, letters, commands, images and sound. Amazingly it uses only 2 types of information: 0s and 1s This string of 0s and 1s may seem random, but of course they are not. Binary Code is at the heart anything that goes on inside a computer or a technological device (smart phone, PS4) This system is a base two system, meaning it only uses two distinct digits: 0 and 1 Examples of Binary numbers: 001101, 1101001, 10101101001

The decimal number system


This system is the one we are all familiar with and it uses a base ten system, which means it uses 10 distinct digits The digits are: 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 Examples of decimal numbers: 125, 1356, 525025

Binary Code: Vocabulary


The word binary comes from bi meaning two. Think of the words: bicycle (two wheels), binocular (two eyes) When you say binary, you must pronounce each digit A single binary digit, 0 or 1, is called a bit The word bit comes from binary digit.

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