Why Use Binary? - Computerphile

Surely decimal numbers are easier to understand than binary? So why don't computers use them? Professor Brailsford explains the relationships between binary, power and simplicity. EXTRA BITS: https://youtu.be/NlWuTYhF8KM Colossus & Bletchley Park: https://youtu.be/9HH-asvLAj4 Inside a Data Centre: https://youtu.be/fd3kSdu4W7c Steve Furber on ARM: https://youtu.be/1jOJl8gRPyQ Fishy Codes – Bletchley's Other Secret: https://youtu.be/Ou_9ntYRzzw http://www.facebook.com/computerphile https://twitter.com/computer_phile This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley. Computer Science at the University of Nottingham: http://bit.ly/nottscomputer Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. More at http://www.bradyharan.com