Counting in Binary

This web page is associated with a book called called The Animated Computer

The book can be bought at: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Dr_Jerome_Heath_THE_EBOOK_ON_COMPUTER_DESIGN?id=WxOTBQAAQBAJ

The book gives excellent explanations for the animated images on this web site. This web page shows the animation of the computer designs in action. The book gives explanations of what the animations are about. Combining the books explanations with the animation provides a well rounded understanding of the animated computer.

Counting in Binary

This is my amazing counting machine. Note the binary is counting the on (white) as one digit; and off (dark grey) as no digit or zero for that place. Digital is based on place as the right most place is worth 1 (if on and zero if off). The next place is 2 if on (and again zero if off). Each place is one higher power of 2. So the next place is 4 when on but zero if off. Visualize how this goes up and up by powers of 2. Also realize that any number can be properly and distinctly represented by this process. We are representing numbers here. Note, this way of lining up numbers allows the computer to be extremely effective at calculating. We will talk later about how the computer does this.

The HEX or hexadecimal part is a numbering system used to keep track of computer data. One half bite (four bits) can be represented by a hexadecimal number, with a single “number” for each possible bit combination. The hexadecimal system is used to represent what is gong on in a computer hexadecimal dump so problems can be diagnosed.

The Animated Computer

Dr. Jerome Heath