___ is the type of computer that is designed to operate on two states, 0 and 1.

Computers are classified by the type of data they process and how they represent that data internally.

A digital computer processes data that is represented in discrete, countable form using the binary number system, meaning every piece of information is ultimately reduced to combinations of two states: 0 and 1 (off and on, or low and high voltage). This binary representation is what allows digital computers to perform precise arithmetic and logical operations reliably.

This contrasts with an analog computer, which processes continuously varying physical quantities such as voltage, temperature, or pressure rather than discrete binary values. A hybrid computer combines both digital and analog processing methods in a single system. A microcomputer is simply a small, low-cost digital computer classified by its physical size, not by whether it uses two states; in fact, a microcomputer is itself a type of digital computer.

When a question specifically mentions operation on 0s and 1s, that is the defining feature of digital, not analog or hybrid, systems.