A base
2 8-bit number system represented by the
numeric values of 0 and/or 1, also known as ON
or OFF. Below is an example of the maximum 8-bit value of 255,
which is 11111111 in binary. To get this value add each column, so 1 + 2 + 4 + 8 + 16 + 32 + 64 + 128 = 255.
| Value: |
128 |
64 |
32 |
16 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
| ON/OFF: |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Below is another example of 10001101, which is 141 or 1 + 4 + 8 + 128.
| Value: |
128 |
64 |
32 |
16 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
| ON/OFF: |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- Additional information and examples of
Binary and conversions can be found here.
Also see: Base, BCD, Binary
file, Bit, Decimal, Hexadecimal,
Least significant bit, Machine
language, Most
significant bit, Native language, Negation,
Nibble,
Octal, OFF, ON,
Qubit, Two's complement
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