https://semonan.com/en/tags/Digital/Recent content in Digital on Semonan BookHugoen-USSun, 02 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://semonan.com/en/book/life-engineering/computer/binary-storage-of-numbers-characters/Sun, 02 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://semonan.com/en/book/life-engineering/computer/binary-storage-of-numbers-characters/<h1 id="how-a-computer-stores-numberscharacters-using-0-and-1">How a Computer Stores Numbers/Characters Using 0 and 1<a class="anchor" href="#how-a-computer-stores-numberscharacters-using-0-and-1">#</a></h1> <p>You may have heard the phrase &ldquo;computers operate on 0s and 1s.&rdquo; We can use computers to store characters and numbers, and even music, photos, and videos. When storing these things, only 0s and 1s are truly used. Let&rsquo;s explore how data can be stored using only 0s and 1s.</p> <img src="https://semonan.com/images/book/life-engineering/computer/binary-storage-of-numbers-characters/computerby01.png" alt="" width="400"> <h2 id="what-are-0-and-1">What are 0 and 1?<a class="anchor" href="#what-are-0-and-1">#</a></h2> <p>A computer is a device that operates on electricity. Therefore, voltage is used to represent 0 and 1. 0 means a relatively low voltage, typically 0 Volts. 1 means a relatively high voltage, typically 1 to 5 Volts.</p>