COMPUTER CODING?

Ulana Bounnak As I sit there looking at my comp ter in my o!!ice" trying to !oc s on my #o$ %hile e&eryone is mo&ing an' r shing to get their #o$ 'one( I start to %on'er )*o% 'o these comp ter %ork?+ )*o% 'o comp ters kno% to p t in the right co'e?+ )*o% are $inary n m$ers incl 'e' in comp ters?+ )Do I kno% %hat $inary n m$ers are?+ All these , estion are going thro gh my hea' as I stare 'eeply into my comp ter" slo%ly -oning o t an' really trying to !oc s on $inary n m$ers( As I %as thinking a$o t ho% Gott!rie' .ei$ni- 'isco&ere' $inary n m$ers an' ho% the !irst comp ter %as in&ente' on /e$r ary 01" 0234( 5 t I6m still trying to remem$er %hat $inary n m$ers are( I kno% that $inary n m$ers ha&e to 'o the n m$ers 7 an' 0( As I still stare into the comp ter e&en more 'eeply" I start to -one $ack in" my $rain starts to remem$er( 5inary n m$ers is in mathematics an' comp ter science( The $inary n m$er system is only sing the n m$ers 7 an' 0( N m$er represente' is se' $y almost all mo'ern comp ters an' comp ter8$ase' 'e&ice s ch as mo$ile phones( I also %on'er" )*o% comp ter" phone" etc co'es to get %hat %e %ant?+ I $elie&e that6s %hen $inary co'e steps in( A $inary co'e represents the te9t or comp ter process or instr ctions sing $inary n m$er systems t%o $inary 'igits 7 an' 0( In comp ting an' telecomm nication" $inary co'es are se' !or &ario s metho's o! enco'ing 'ata" s ch as character strings into $it strings( *o% comp ters are $ase' aro n' the n m$er 7 an' 0? I think that is really har' to $elie&e" $ t its tr e( It:s kin' o! like the comp ter is ma'e p o! a $ nch o! light s%itches" an' each light s%itch controls # st one light $ l$( On or O!!( One or ;ero( 5 t i! yo took all o! those light $ l$s together" an' sai' <.et:s make each se, ence o! On8an'8O!! represent a 'i!!erent n m$er=< There are !o r 'i!!erent %ays the s%itches can s%itch( The !irst s%itch it $oth o!! an' that %ill e, al 7( The secon' s%itch is !irst o!!" secon' on %ill e, al 0( The thir' s%itch !irst on" secon' o!! e, al to >( The !o r s%itch is $oth on %ill e, al to ?( There are @ light $ l$s an' it s%itches o!! as o!!" o!!" on" on" o!!" on" o!!" o!!( This is $inary co'e" an' ho% comp ters %ork(