One obvious example is text. A computer can't read the word "hello" like we can, so each character has to have a binary code that represents it. The first character encoding standard for computers ...

In other words, changes to the computer screen's brightness can create ... of the pixels according to each bit (labeled in binary code with a "1" or "0"). "The small changes in the brightness ...

so that code is compiled by a program called, not surprisingly, a compiler. The compiler converts high-level commands into binary digits. The computer will then execute the resulting program ...

Researchers at North Carolina State University in the US have developed a mechanical computer prototype using polymer cubes that can go beyond the binary ... as pixels on a screen,” added ...

The telegraph was a revolutionary means of communication in itself, but it’s also connected to the development of modern computer languages ... a simple five-bit binary code–a digital code.” ...