Computers today work with binary operations, based on off-on status of "switches" or "bits" that are arranged in groups called "bytes." Switches that are set to "on" are represented by a 1 and switches that are set to "off" are shown as 0.
There are only two values for a switch, so that means the values of the switches cannot be ones, tens, hundreds. However, the values are powers of two; ones, twos, fours, eights, etc., reading from right to left.
Ex.
1011 = 8 + 0 + 2 + 1 = 11
1111 = 8 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 15
0111 = 0 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 7
My binary number for my workstation in ICT 12 is "00011" which means 3. This number will be incorporated into my name in assignment footers and program code comment header sections.
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