Why is digital data, at the base level in computers, represented in binary? * 10 points 0's and 1's are the easiest numbers to deal with mathematically. Using decimal or hexadecimal instead would change the meaning of the underlying data. A system with only 2 states is the most efficient way to organize data in a computer. Because other number systems do not allow you to represent both numbers and letters.

The representation of the digital data in the computer system in the binary form because it is easier and cheaper to use in the system. It is more reliable to build the machine and the devices for distinguish the binary states.  

Computer basically uses the 0 and 1 binary digits for storing the data in the system. The computer processor circuits are basically made up of the various types of transistors that uses electronic signals for the activation process in the system.

The o and 1 are the binary digits that reflect the different states of the transistor that is OFF and ON state.