How exactly does binary code work? - José Américo N L F Freitas
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Imagine trying to use words to describe every scene in a film, every note in a song, or every street in your town. Now imagine trying to do it using only the numbers 1 and 0. Every time you use the Internet to watch a movie, listen to music, or check directions, that’s exactly what your device is doing, using the language of binary code. José Américo N L F de Freitas explains how binary works.
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- Educator José Américo NLF Freitas
- Director Qa'ed Mai
- Script Editor Alex Gendler
- Animator Qa'ed Mai
- Associate Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott, Elizabeth Cox
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Narrator Addison Anderson
Arturo Hernandez
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How has the binary code in current tecnology helped?
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And that's because the only language that's clear to a computer is binary code.
eddie park
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It gave computers a whole new world.
