Binary Data in Computer Science

All computers deal with data as binary data.

Units of Binary Data

The units of binary data are the bit, byte (8 bits) , megabyte (1024 bytes) and word.

Binary Data in Game Programming

At the lowest level all game data is stored and manipulated as binary data. Rarely do game programmers deal with binary data directly, except when creating binary files or using bitmasks (see bit). Some game programming languages have a byte data type.

Binary Number

A binary number is a number written in the binary number system. Each digit in a binary number can only be either a 0 or 1.

Related Pages

• Bit
• Byte