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Binary Explained Before we can talk about Binary numbers, I need to explain Decimal numbers. Decimal numbers are also known as denary numbers and Base ten. Ten is the bases of decimal numbers simply because we are used to using our fingers to count. By adding a place value determines the meaning of the number, for instance, 192 is a smaller number than 219 although the same numbers have been used. To produce a number in decimal we use one of the ten digits. These are: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 Below is a table to show how the decimal 235 is made up. Hundredths Binary numbers work in a different way, they use a base number of two and so they only use two symbols, 1 and 0. Below is a table to explain how the decimal equivalent would be written. This is how binary works. Because the...

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