The binary system is made up of zeros and ones.
Binary is something made up of a pair of components or units . It is possible to apply this adjective, from the Latin binarĭus , to various concepts.
Specifically, we can specify a little more the etymological origin of the word binary by stating that it is made up of two clearly differentiated Latin parts: the word bini which is equivalent to "two by two" and the suffix - Aryan which can be translated as " relative to» .
binary system
The binary system is one that numbers using only zeros ( 0 ) and ones ( 1 ). This means that, within the framework of these systems, any figure can be expressed from these numbers. This system is used by computers , which operate with a couple of different voltages and attribute 0 to off and 1 to on.
It should be noted that all numbers in the decimal system can be converted to the binary system . It is necessary to divide the decimal system figure by 2 , obtaining an integer result that will be divided again by 2 successively until the dividend is less than the divisor (that is, 2 ). Finally you have to sort the remains, starting with the last and ending with the first.
In this sense we have to highlight the existence of what are known as binary converters . What they are responsible for is converting the binary number that we give into its corresponding number from a decimal or hexadecimal point of view. Thus, for example, if we establish the number 10 as binary, it will give us 2 as results both as decimal and hexadecimal.
Binary code is very important in computing.
The term in computing
Binary code , on the other hand, is the system of command processors of a computer that uses the binary system. Binary code allows you to encode character strings or bit strings.
The binary file , therefore, is the digital document whose data is encoded in binary code so that it can be processed by a computer. A digital video, a photograph, or the executable file that contains software are binary files.
And all this without forgetting that we also find what is called a binary tree . This term is used in the field of computing to define that data structure in which any of the nodes or elements that compose it usually have two "children" , although there may also be those that do not have any.
There are several types of binary trees, such as the full binary tree , the perfect binary tree , and the complete binary tree .
Other uses of the notion of binary
Outside of computing , the concept of binary also has several uses. The binary star is a star system formed by a pair of stars that mutually orbit around a common center of mass. Binary time signature , for its part, is a two-beat musical time signature.
In the same way, we cannot ignore the existence of a famous bookstore called Binario Libros . Next to the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao is where this establishment is located, which has been operating since the 1980s and is characterized by offering its clients the latest in publications of various types.