Binary Coding and Number System

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What is the base of binary number system?

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2

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What do you mean by the base in number system?

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Total number of digits used in a number system.

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What are the only two numbers you can use in binary?

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0 and 1

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What is 12 in binary?

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1100

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How is our number system different from the binary system?

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Our number system is base 10; the binary system is base 2.

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What is a binary digit?

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A binary digit, or bit, is the smallest unit of data in a computer, represented as either 0 or 1.

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What is the decimal number system?

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A base 10 number system that uses digits from 0 to 9.

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How do you convert binary to decimal?

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Multiply each bit by 2 raised to the power of its position and sum the results.

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What is the significance of the binary system in computing?

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It is the foundation of all computer systems, representing data and instructions.

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What is the largest binary number that can be represented with 4 bits?

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1111 (which is 15 in decimal).