Computer Science GCSE

Binary

What Binary means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for OCR.

Definition of Binary

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Reference: OCR

A format of patterns of 0s and 1s into which all data must be converted before a computer can process it.

OCR · Units (study guide)

Topics that use Binary

Units (OCR GCSE)

Related terms

Capacity calculation
Input devices
Nibble
Two states
Bit
Byte
Decimal prefixes
Estimation and conversion

Using Binary in the exam

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