Linux Code - Art Related

[Nicu Buculei]

Frank Murphy wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-03-21 at 14:09 +0200, Nicu Buculei wrote:
>> Frank Murphy wrote:
>>> Asked here because, I know some programmers frequent.
>>>
>>> Is linux code "ones & zeroes", when you get to the bit\byte end of
>>> things.
>>>
>>>
>>> Depending on answer, will then scan in a quick doodle (very ruff),
>>> to get opinions.
>> Sorry but I don't understand the question... can you elaborate?
> 
> I believe all code ends up as 10101010, in various combinations?

Yes

>> Anything going in the computer is translated to binary: operating 
>> system, executables, data.
>>
> 
> 1010101 = binary?

Yes, numbers represented in base 2

See also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_numeral_system
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_data
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executable_file

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