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Binary representation

This section covers the terms: bit, byte, binary, denary/decimal and hexadecimal and outlines how data is represented in the computer. Bit (b)- A unit of information expressed as either a 0 or 1 in binary notation (A binary digit). Byte (B) - It is generally accepted that the term byte refers to 8-bits taken together. There are three important number systems you need to know for this course. They are binary, decimal...

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