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What base does binary use?
what is binary code?
binary digits
Base 2
the language computers use (computer processor
instructions)
2 digits - 1's and 0's (1 = on, 0 = off)
bit
smallest component of a computer word
Bits and Bytes
measure computer memory and storage
8 bits is equal to
1 byte
keyboard characters
symbols, letters and numbers
1 gigabyte is equal to
1000 Megabytes or billion bytes
1 kilobyte is equal to
1000 bytes
1 megabyte is equal to
1000 kilobytes or million bytes
1 terabyte is equal to
1000 gigabytes or trillion bytes
Binary Code
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ASCII
analog
signals
what does ASCII stand for?
A set of standards developed by computer
manufacturers using Binary Code
a continuous signal that varies in amplitude or
frequency with the information being transmitted
representation of some other time varying quantity
American Standard Code for Information
Interchange
base 2
binary digits can 0 or 1, so they are base 2
base 10
the base 10 system is a number system based on 10
binary code
binary digit
binary number
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A coding system that relies on the use of bits-0s and
1s-to encode information.
0 or 1
a number expressed in the base-2 numeral system
or binary numeral system
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