*A positional (numeral) system is a system for representation of numbers by an ordered set of

numerals symbols (called digits) in which the value of a numeral symbol depends on its position

How does the binary system work?

Remember the geometric sequence in high school mathematics? We are going to utilize that
when solving or understanding binary numbers. We refer to each number in the binary system
as decimals because we are using base 10 when considering it. There are a lot of utilizable
bases but we are using the base 10 most frequently due to the fact that we have 10 fingers. We
are using the positional numeral system wherein each change in position means a change in
the value of the binary codes given.

To determine the value of this binary code: 10011011, we will consider using the table below.

128=2^7 64=2^6 32=2^5 16=2^4 8=2^3 4=2^2 2=2^1 1=2^0

1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1

128 0 0 16 8 0 2 1

128+16+8+2+1=155

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