# Binary Systems

We all know that binary only has two numerical characters - 0s and 1s. But let's look at the video to go deeper. How do computers actually work? How is data represented? Watch the video.

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Binary and Data
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## Representing Characters

Have a look at the following chart to see how different characters are represented by binary. Each character is **1 byte (8 bits).**&#x20;

<figure><img src="https://115028830-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FhF2chp1dcxIJhlOQSKVq%2Fuploads%2F5we02dAU3M7lbg9NNrxI%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=8e86e454-f522-4ab2-b3a4-a450c0930805" alt=""><figcaption><p>Representing Characters with Binary</p></figcaption></figure>
