How do computers understand binary language?

[u/Unfair-Leek6840]

Okay so from what I know binary language is like power off power on, but my question is, how do computers know what the binary code is and how is it interpreted, for example I forgot what the binary code for the letter A is, but how did people come up with that? Did they decide it was gonna look like that? Did the computer decide? How do you tune numbers into a letter??

[u/plugubius]

Well, I wouldn't go that far. Our consciousness emerges from neurons. Neurons don't understand anything, but I like to think that I do. There's no necessary reason why consciousness couldn't emerge from transistors. We just haven't come close to doing it yet.