Because the computer has to know how big the number is, and whether it's a
positive or negative number. Otherwise, there would be a lot of wrong answers,
and people would blame them on the computer.
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Not 2 numbers - 2 digits. The digits 0 and 1.
Binary.
No. In general, their internal processing is in binary numbers and there are programs that enable them to work with hexadecimal numbers.
Computers store and process data in binary form: current on or off, location magnetised or not, laser reader hits a pit or not.
I don't know that anyone loves them. They are really only used for computers and electronics so I guess you could say that computers love them.