Binary #

‘binary’ Refers either to binary numbers or binary code, both of which are base 2 representations of information. We can do math with binary numbers, and store data (including numbers) with binary code, also called binary encoding.

See this interactive explainer page on Binary. #

It’s basically my lecture on Binary in text form, with interactive widgets, and detailed explanations.

Binary Numbers Basics #

A video I recorded on Binary:

The youtube channel ‘Computerphile’ has a number of good videos on the topic:

Why Use Binary? #

Floating Point Numbers #

Also See #

The Binary Cheatsheet, a concise overview which also discusses operators.