Welcome to the Digital World!

Welcome to the Digital World!Binary Numbers

Diez means ????? in SpanishFrom the Latin word decem10 fingers = 10 number symbols0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Then we use columns== how many 10s, how many 100s, etc348 says: 3 hundreds + 4 tens + 8 onesWe were raised on DECIMALTENWith only 2 positionsoff or onbinary or digital has only 2 digits0 and 1So instead of ones, tens, hundreds, etc.; there is a ones column, a twos column, a fours column, an eights column and so on.Computers have on/off switchescalled GATESAbout now, you might be wondering why you should care.For Matrix movie fans, the message of the series is that the person who knows the code, controls the world!So what?

Money is all stored as codeMusic is digitalstored as zeros and onesPicturesMoviesBooks!!!!!!!!!!!!!Control the code---Rule the World!

Know the Code!Binary Video: turning 36 in a binary number

Binary Video: the conceptTo deeply understand HOW computers work, you need BINARYConvert decimal 5 to binary8s08s14s12s11s14s02s01s01s04s0Zero 8sOne 4s

Zero 2sOne 1s

Convert decimal 5 to binary8s12s11s14s18s02s00101+8Convert decimal 11 to binary8s08s14s12s11s14s02s01s0+2+11s02s04s18s04s0One 8sZero 4s

One 2sOne 1s

Convert decimal 11 to binary8s110118 + 2 + 12s11s1Binary0101 0000 1111 0011 0110Hex50f36 Computer Programmers use base 16--makes shorter lines of code than binaryUse almost English and a compiler translates your code to binary:

But the underlying language the computer uses is still binary0011 1101 0110 1011 1111 0100

Higher level Languages:C++JavaVisual BasichtmlIts a DIGITAL world.