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• Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Generalp. 3-27
  Chapter 3: Mathematics in Aviation Maintenance › Conversion Factors › The Binary Number System

  root for the word “two” and its use was first published in the late 1700s. The use of the binary number system is based on the fact that switches or valves have two states: open or closed (on/off). Currently ... primary uses of the binary number system is in computer applications. Information is stored as a series of 0s and 1s, forming strings of binary numbers. An early electronic computer, ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator), was built…

• Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Generalp. 3-27
  Chapter 3: Mathematics in Aviation Maintenance › The Binary Number System › Converting Decimal Numbers to Binary Numbers

  Converting Binary Numbers to Decimal Numbers To convert a binary number to a decimal number, add up the place values that have a 1 (place values that have a zero do not contribute to the decimal number conversion). Example: Convert ... binary number 10110011 to a decimal number. Using the place value chart in Figure 3-35, add up the place values of the ‘1s’ in the binary number (ignore the place values with a zero in the binary number…

• Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Generalp. 3-26
  Chapter 3: Mathematics in Aviation Maintenance › Measurement Systems › Measurement Systems & Conversions

  number of ounces by 28.35. Example: 12 ounces = 12 × 28.35 = 340.2 grams Figure 3-32. Pythagorean Theorem. The Binary Number System The binary number system has only two digits: 0 and 1. The prefix in the word “binary ... root for the word “two” and its use was first published in the late 1700s. The use of the binary number system is based on the fact that switches or valves have two states: open or closed (on/off…