Binary – (1) refers to computer code, (2) refers to a choice between two alternatives. Binary computer code replaces decimal numbers and alphabetic characters and symbols with streams of binary numbers. It is composed of bits – single binary numbers, organised into 8-bit bytes. Capital C is written as 01000011 in binary code.
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