In the computer, all data are represented as binary digits (bits), and eight binary digits make up one byte. For example, the upper case letter A is 0101001. Numbers however can take several forms.

It’s hard to believe today, but in the 1940s, the earliest computer technicians actually worked at the bit level. If a computer made a mistake and the technician determined it wasn’t from a burned-out ...

Gray code is a systematic ordering of binary numbers in a way that each successive value differs from the previous one in ...

It depends on how technical the articles. After decades, NIST binary may be used from a fraction to half as many times as the traditional kilo, mega and giga references. See binary values. THIS ...

Beginners often have difficulty reading the value of –2’s complement number; here’s a simple technique that may help. In my previous column, I introduced the SANX-I Microcomputer, whose goal is to ...