In recent times, the decimal number system to which we are accustomed has received serious competition from the binary number system, which is preferred by computers. In this note, we help high school students to become fluent in the language of the computer by performing binary arithmetic. We close this note by answering to the question: “Why modern computers prefer the ternary system?”

decimal number system, binary number system, ternary number system.

Received: June 3, 2021; Accepted: July 6, 2021; Published: August 4, 2021

How to cite this article: Salem Ben Saϊd, On the binary number system: the language of computers, Far East Journal of Mathematical Education 21(2) (2021), 131-142. DOI: 10.17654/ME021020131

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