Binary code, also known as the binary system, is a base-2 numbering system that uses a series of 0s and 1s to represent numbers. The position of these 0s and 1s indicates the presence or absence ...

The video walks you through the essentials here, how binary represents decimal, how that’s represented in hexadecimal, and why exactly computers need all that to begin with.

Can you explain what 'bits' are? How about 'bytes'? In the past, binary information was sent using physical systems like semaphore and morse code.

The conversion from operator input to binary output is explained first, followed by the mechanical translation back to text on the receiving end.