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A code of representing more complex data from a sequence comprised of two components. In computing, these two ''states'' are symbolized by zeroes ''( 0 )'' and ones ''( 1 )''. | A code of representing more complex data from a sequence comprised of two components. In computing, these two ''states'' are symbolized by zeroes ''( 0 )'' and ones ''( 1 )''. | ||
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Binary code works by applying exponentially increasing numerical values to each item in the sequence. A binary sequence will typically have a uniform delimit, which in computer technology is typically every eight. A sequence of eight zeroes and ones is known as a [[byte]], and each item in a [[byte]] is known as a [[bit]]. One byte can represent up to 256 states (ranging 0 to 255) which are typically equated to a character on the [[ASCII]] ''(American Standard Code for Information Interchange)'' table. | Binary code works by applying exponentially increasing numerical values to each item in the sequence. A binary sequence will typically have a uniform delimit, which in computer technology is typically every eight. A sequence of eight zeroes and ones is known as a [[byte]], and each item in a [[byte]] is known as a [[bit]]. One byte can represent up to 256 states (ranging 0 to 255) which are typically equated to a character on the [[ASCII]] ''(American Standard Code for Information Interchange)'' table. | ||
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Revision as of 23:13, March 17, 2007
A code of representing more complex data from a sequence comprised of two components. In computing, these two states are symbolized by zeroes ( 0 ) and ones ( 1 ).
Binary code works by applying exponentially increasing numerical values to each item in the sequence. A binary sequence will typically have a uniform delimit, which in computer technology is typically every eight. A sequence of eight zeroes and ones is known as a byte, and each item in a byte is known as a bit. One byte can represent up to 256 states (ranging 0 to 255) which are typically equated to a character on the ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) table.
Binary Code Examples
| 128 | 64 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 185 |