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A binary code is a code in which information by sequences of two different symbols are displayed (for example, 1/0 or true / false). [1] The basis of this system is the dual system. The term derives from the Latin prefix bi from which the meaning has two or twice.
Binary code form, due to their simplicity usually the basis for the processing of digital information and are therefore often mentioned in connection with the processing; "Computer work with this code" [3] Many of the binary species have arisen in the area of information technology and are used there. the term "binary code" is used in computer parlance as a synonym for machine code machine program or machine language.
Binary code can be technically very easy to map and process, eg by voltages. Voltage applied → 1 corresponds to or logically true, voltage is not equal to 0 or → logically false. The smallest unit of information from 0/1 or true / false is known in computer science as a bit. [5] By means of Boolean algebra logical connection or technical use more of these values using simple logic gates can be more complex, higher-quality information map. As a value-added information is displayed, is clearly defined by the respective code. For example applies in ASCII code, the bit sequence 1000001 as "A" 1100001 "a"; these characters are more understandable to humans as long as 0-1-sequences in the binary system.
The presentation and interpretation of information using binary code is not tied to a specific medium, but is everywhere applicable where the change between two states can be generated and measured again. So for example it would even be possible (though due to the low data transfer rate nonsensical) to transmit binary information with smoke signals (long smoking → logical 1, short smoking logic 0).
