COMPUTER HARDWARE
COMPUTER MEMORY
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Question
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0(ON) and 1(OFF)
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0(OFF) and 1(OFF)
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0(OFF) and 1(ON)
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0(ON) and 1(ON)
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Detailed explanation-1: -binary code, code used in digital computers, based on a binary number system in which there are only two possible states, off and on, usually symbolized by 0 and 1.
Detailed explanation-2: -A computer can understand only the “on” and “off” state of a switch. These two states are represented by 1 and 0. The combination of 1 and 0 form binary numbers. These numbers represent various data.
Detailed explanation-3: -Machine language gives instructions as 0’s and 1’s and is the only language that the computer understands.
Detailed explanation-4: -Why do computers speak in 1’s and 0’s? That language of 1’s and 0’s is called binary. Computers speak in binary because of how they are built. A computer is nothing more than a vast collection of switches.