Binary CodeA Base 2 Number System

Who created binary?

George Boole An English mathematician

Binary Code

Binary code is a base 2 number system. It is the primary language system for computers.

It only uses the numbers 0 and 1

What do ones and zeros mean? 1 = on/true 2 = off/false

Bits and Bytes …..

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8 Bit System

27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20

128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1

This is called a truth table.

What is the largest number that can be created on a binary system? 255

Let’s practice

1 00