Digital Electronics

Number System

BINARY NUMBER SYSTEM

Binary number system,

  • has $2$ distinct symbols $$\{0, 1\}$$
  • These $2$ symbols serve as a base for binary number system. $$…111110000111…$$
  • Hence the base value for this number system is $2$.
  • Since $bi=2$, we call this number system as base-$2$ or binary number system.
  • Electronic computers/machines use this number system.

…Since Electronic components or devices can only have $2$ stable states, Electronic computers or machines can only understand Binary numbers…