User: What is binary code? Please keep it simple - I am terrible at computers!
Assistant: You’re in luck! This isn’t especially complicated, so you should be able to understand it.   Computers tend to work with a series of “0”s and “1”s, also known as binary code.  Computers actually don’t understand the concept of “0” and “1” - they just understand a series of numbers or “bits” or “binary digits”.  Without getting too technical, the rules of computer programs are that, to execute any instruction in a program, you need a series of 0s and 1s .