COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
EVOLUTION OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE
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Counting System
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Binary number system
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Electronic system
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Binary describes a numbering scheme in which there are only two possible values for each digit–0 or 1–and is the basis for all binary code used in computing systems.
Detailed explanation-2: -The 0 and 1 in the binary numbering system are called binary digits or Bits. A bit (short for binary digit) is the smallest unit of data in a computer. A bit has a single binary value, either 0 or 1.
Detailed explanation-3: -A binary number is a number expressed in the base-2 numeral system or binary numeral system, a method of mathematical expression which uses only two symbols: typically “0” (zero) and “1” (one).
Detailed explanation-4: -The Binary Number System: A computer system uses bits (binary digits) to denote values. It uses the binary number system to store data. Each digit (0 or 1) is a bit thus the binary number 10110110 is a binary number having 8 bits.