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Computers use base 2 because a transistor only has two states, on and off and these are best represented by a 0 and a 1. Transistors are the building blocks of a computer's ICs.

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Why do computers and calculators utilize the base 2?

Computers and calculators utilize the base 2 because it is easier to program binary numbers (base 2) into the computer than decimal numbers (base 10).


Since computers use base 2 why do humans insist on using the base 10?

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What the meaning of the base in math?

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