Skip to main content
  • 31 Accesses

Abstract

A binary system is a two-level system in which a single quantity can be represented by only one of two possible values. In other words, the answer to a problem is either ‘true’ or it is ‘false’.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Copyright information

© 1985 Noel M. Morris

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Morris, N.M. (1985). Binary Numbers and Arithmetic. In: Microelectronic and Microprocessor-based Systems. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06978-1_1

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06978-1_1

  • Publisher Name: Palgrave, London

  • Print ISBN: 978-0-333-36190-0

  • Online ISBN: 978-1-349-06978-1

  • eBook Packages: Computer ScienceComputer Science (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics