A binary file is any file stored on a computer or related media. Each and every piece of data in the computer is stored in binary form, that is, it is made up of ones and zeros. Computer files that contain only textual information are simpler than other files, such as those that store images, for example. Therefore, a distinction is usually made between text files and all other types of files, and the term “binary file” generally refers to the latter.
All computer data is stored in binary form, consisting of 1 and 0.
Computer data is often divided into characters, each of which is called an information byte. The word “Hello” is divided into two characters, “H” and “i”, which can be represented as the numbers 72 and 105. These numbers are stored in a computer file in binary form as 01001000 and 01101001.
Text files can contain text characters such as H, i, period, space, symbols, as well as information such as the location of tabs and the beginning of a new line. The formatting information can be encoded in a text file, for example,
