Why microprocessor uses the binary number system and not the-00624
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The processor is the logic of a computer and functions comparably to a human central nervous system, directing signals from one component to another and enabling everything to happen. A microprocessor is made from miniaturized transistors and other circuit elements on a single semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) . These are made up oof semiconductor and silicon.
Microprocessor are composed of components which has only two states either 0 or 1. Binary number system is also composed of these two states.
Microprocessor till today only understand the machine language and machine language is only based on binary number system. Even today's 64 bit microprocessors are also based on this technology.
-- or --Because this system is natural for digital computer. Digital computer have fundamental building blocks like ON & OFF Etc so it is natural to represent those in a number system that has only two symbols e.g Binary Numbers 0,1. Whereas decimal system is natural for human.
-- or --At this point in computer science we only have two 'digital' states, which is that any bit can only be either on or off.
The on/off is commonly used to represent yes/no.(On(1) = Yes, Off(0) = No)
