Is it true that somehow everything on a computer works out to ones and zeros?

Question

How does it work?

Answer 1

Yes. Everything the computer does can be thought of as ones and zeros. Moreover, those can relate to on and off electronic signals.

Each letter you type is converted into a numerical value. This value is stored on the disk as ones and zeros. For example, the letter A is stored as 01 000 001. This occupies one byte of memory.

Networks work the same way. If I wanted to send the letter A to your computer, the code above (along with a lot of other stuff to help it find its way) would be sent and your computer would understand it.

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Answer 2

yes it is called binary... all based on fact computers cannot read or understand human language. 1 and 0 are bits arranged in diffrent setting based off of an 8 character digit a byte, and up to megabyte million bytes, and higher. The computer knows the diffrence between 1 and 0 by electrical current if one is there it is a 1 if it is not it is a 2... but does it millions and millions of times per second... hence the heat issues... hope that helped a little...

Answer 3

It is true, but humans barely interact with it (except people either interested or REALLY maniac about computers) since now even programs to create Operative Systems like Vista and OSX avoid people having contact with the binary coda (aka. the 1s and 0s).

Answer 4

Yes, basically "1" is on and "0" is off. This just refers to the electrical pulses and when they are turned on and off. When these are in certain series (many millions of 1's and 0's), they perform specific functions, as regulated by your computer's hardware.

Answer 5

it's called binary code

http://nickciske.com/tools/binary.php

Answer 6

yes