Computer numbering systems

Binary numbers

The system of numbers in everyday use is the denary or decimal system of numbers, using the digits 0 to 9. It has ten different digits (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9) and is said to have a radix or base of 10. The binary system of numbers has a radix of 2 and uses only the digits 0 and 1.

Conversion of binary to denary