
What are binaries? - Software Engineering Stack Exchange
Nov 23, 2011 · I see very often people using term binaries in different context. What are binaries? Collection on binary files, installation files, .dll files or what? Or is it just an general term for some colle...
What is a byte stream actually? - Software Engineering Stack Exchange
Oct 27, 2015 · Can anyone explain me what byte stream actually contains? Does it contain bytes (hex data) or binary data or english letters only? I am also confused about the term "raw data". If someone …
binary - Is there something special about the number 65535?
Is the answer 32 in fact trivial? Is in the same way 2¹⁶-1 & 2⁵-1 =31? Why did the developer ask me about exactly 65535? Binary what I was asked to evaluate was 1111111111111111 & 100000 but I …
Understanding LSB and MSB - Software Engineering Stack Exchange
Jan 27, 2018 · That's consistent, meaning that you always get the fractional number by dividing the 16-bit code by 16. Or, if you want to find the code that most closely matches some desired fractional …
binary - Compiling vs using pre-built binaries performance? - Software ...
Oct 4, 2012 · I got some good results compiling source that I downloaded and I wonder whether this was due to compiling it instead of downloading a pre-compiled binary which is often the case with …
math - What is the difference between a floating decimal number and ...
Mar 25, 2011 · For details of the binary format, and the math behind the binary format, see the Wikipedia articles for fixed point arithmetic and Floating point numbers. Floating Point Numbers: Within the …
What is the use of MSB and LSB? [duplicate]
Aug 14, 2015 · Endianness for binary (base 2) is no different than endianness for any other base. Without a specification telling you which side the most significant and least significant decimals were, …
libraries - What does it mean to build from source? - Software ...
From the expression "build from source", I infer that, firstly, there are multiple ways to build a file and, secondly, this particular way builds the file from its source code. If this is true, is a pre-built binary a …
java - Why is the folder name "bin" used in some frameworks and ...
Hence every language create binary code so that machine can understand and process it.so the folder where all these machine code reside is called as bin (binary).
binary - Why is the bitwise AND of 1 and any even number equal to 0 ...
Oct 14, 2020 · The binary system employs exactly the same principle, except that there are only two number symbols employed (0 and 1), and each column is merely worth twice the value as the …