As a computer science graduate, this toy is a thing of beauty for me. We can't see what goes on inside a computer but this toy somehow shows you that these are the things that are constantly happening inside our phones, laptops, tvs and everything that has even a basic processor.
Can anyone explain to me why each bit increases in the way it does? Why r the bits values 1 2 4 8 etc rather than 1 2 3 4 That's the one part that im not understanding
It is the binary counting system used on computers. first bit is 2 to the power of 0 (=1) second is 2 to the power of 1 (=2) third is 2 to the power of 2 (=4) and so on... Using this you are able to register all the number needed, while using less space.
The reason you use binary is not because of space. You use binary because you are using a numbering system that only has 2 numbers, left or right, or more commonly known as 0 or 1. The flippy thing, IF it had the ability to be in more than just the right or left, for example, left/middle/right, then you would have a trinary number system which would be 0, 1, or 2.
İf you wondering how this does addition,it does it by decrementing one side and incrementing the other.
As a computer science graduate, this toy is a thing of beauty for me. We can't see what goes on inside a computer but this toy somehow shows you that these are the things that are constantly happening inside our phones, laptops, tvs and everything that has even a basic processor.
Hehe, the amount of math needed exceeds the calculations being done ❤
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Looks cool
I tried it and it was perfect
Can anyone explain to me why each bit increases in the way it does? Why r the bits values 1 2 4 8 etc rather than 1 2 3 4
That's the one part that im not understanding
It is the binary counting system used on computers.
first bit is 2 to the power of 0 (=1)
second is 2 to the power of 1 (=2)
third is 2 to the power of 2 (=4) and so on...
Using this you are able to register all the number needed, while using less space.
The reason you use binary is not because of space. You use binary because you are using a numbering system that only has 2 numbers, left or right, or more commonly known as 0 or 1. The flippy thing, IF it had the ability to be in more than just the right or left, for example, left/middle/right, then you would have a trinary number system which would be 0, 1, or 2.
How did he get 5 on right hand side
The first column is 1 and the second column is 4. 4+1=5
the first and 3rd bit were on, so:
4 + 1 = 5