What Is Binary (Definition)? – POFTUT

What Is Binary (Definition)?


Binary is a numbering system used to express numbers in 2 states. These two states are 0 and 1. The binary numbering system is very important for computer and IT systems because of the different types of hardware using a binary system like CPU, RAM, GPU, HDD, NIC, etc.

Binary Values

Binary numbering system provides two values named 0 and 1.  There is no number like 3, 5 or similar in binary. Computers mainly use these binary values in order to process, read, write data.

Boolean Logic

Binary numbers are highly related with the boolean logic. Boolean Logic is a logic which is mainly used in computers and mathematics. 0 binary values are used to express the false logic where 1 is used to express the true logic. We can also use different logic operators like AND, OR, EXOR etc. Here are some Boolean Logic calculations with binary values.

1 AND 1 = 1

1 OR 0 = 1

1 AND 0 = 0

1 XOR 0 =1

1 XOR 1 = 0

Binary and Decimal Numbers

Binary numbers can cen be converted into decimal numbers and vise versa. For example 11 binary value is equal to 3 in decimal numbering system.

Decimal ValueBinary ValueBase-2 Representation
00n/a
1120
21021
31121 + 20
410022
510122+ 20
611022 + 21
711122 + 21 + 20
8100023
9100123 + 20
10101023 + 21
64100000026
25610000000028
102410000000000210

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