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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What are the advantages and limitations of using the binary system?
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Roy Li
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pros: we can make things that is not available in real life
cons: it also have limitations
Luca Davies
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Advantages of coding are that things can be automated, cons being that most peoples jobs will be taken.
Levi Mcloughlin
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binary is 0s and 1sand everything else is not
Xavier Torres
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You can make and destroy functions in the computer.
Michael Igoe
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By using the binary system, it allows data to travel though the computer efficiently and help it function in the way it is intended, however it is not nearly as fast and is not able to increase it's charge as much as other methods.