Number System With A Base Of 2 - Unlike The Number Systems Most Of Us Use That Have Bases Of 10 (Decimal Numbers) - 12 (Measurement In Feet And Inches) - And 60 (Time). Binary Numbers Are Preferred For Computers For Precision And Economy. An Electronic Circuit That Can Detect The Difference Between Two States (On-off - 0-1) Is Easier And More Inexpensive To Build Than One That Could Detect The Differences Among Ten States (0-9).

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1. Number System With A Base Of 2 - Unlike The Number Systems Most Of Us Use That Have Bases Of 10 (Decimal Numbers) - 12 (Measurement In Feet And Inches) - And 60 (Time). Binary Numbers Are Preferred For Computers For Precision And Economy. An Electronic Circuit That Can Detect The Difference Between Two States (On-off - 0-1) Is Easier And More Inexpensive To Build Than One That Could Detect The Differences Among Ten States (0-9).