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== Binary Translation table ==  
== Binary Translation table ==  
 
I find it helpful to draw this table when I must convert binary to base 10 (or [[decimal notation]]).
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Revision as of 14:37, 15 April 2016

This is a basic concept in computer science

Binary[edit]

This is one of the better videos I've seen on binary.


Binary Translation table[edit]

I find it helpful to draw this table when I must convert binary to base 10 (or decimal notation).

128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1

Do you understand binary?[edit]

Click here to test yourself

Why is this so important?[edit]

If we can represent numbers as 1 and 0, why not represent numbers as on and off? If we can represent letters as numbers (A = 65, B = 66) couldn't we also say A = 01000001 and B = 01000010?

Binary representation is the essence of how computers work.