This document provides an overview of binary numbers and related concepts in computing:
- Binary numbers are made up of 0s and 1s and have a base-2 value. Mixed binary numbers like 10.1 represent decimals.
- A bit is a single binary digit, and bytes group together 8 bits. File sizes are measured in bytes, kilobytes, megabytes, and larger units.
- Converting between binary and decimal involves placing the binary digits in powers of two and adding them up. Several exercises are provided to practice conversions.
- Fractional binary numbers represent decimals the same way.
- Two's complement is a common way computers represent negative integers in binary by inverting and adding one to the positive