Computer Basics 6 (Bits/Bytes)

Binary Number System

A Binay number is made up of 0s and 1s 110100 There is no 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 in Binary! A "bit" is a single binary digit. The number above has 6 bits.

1024 bytes

1 kilobyte

1 Byte

8 Bits

Kilobyte

A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,024 bytes. Often referred to as one thousand bytes.

Megabyte

A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,048,576 bytes. Often referred to as one million bytes.

Gigabyte

A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,073,741,824 bytes. Often referred to as one billion bytes.

Terabyte

A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,099,511,627,776 bytes. Often referred to as one trillion bytes.

What is the different between bit and byte?

Bits and Bytes both measure amounts of data. However, they are typically used in two different contexts. Bits, kilobits (Kbps), and megabits (Mbps) are most often used to measure data transfer speeds. ... The other important difference is that bytes contain eight bits of data

Bitrate

Describes the rate at which bits are transferred from one location to another

What is smaller than a bit?

In computers and digital technology, a nibble is four binary digits or half of an eight-bit byte. A nibble can be conveniently represented by one hexadecimal digit. ... A signal may be encoded in quadbits rather than one bit at a time.

Bits per second

The standard way of measuring how fast data moves across a network or phone system

Binary Code

is a number expressed in the base-2 numeral system or binary numeral system, which uses only two symbols: typically 0 (zero) and 1 (one). The base-2 numeral system is a positional notation with a radix of 2. Each digit is referred to as a bit.

Byte

is a unit of data that is eight binary digits long. A byte is the unit most computers use to represent a character such as a letter, number or typographic symbol.

1024 Petabyte

1 Exabytes

1024 Megabytes

1 Gigabytes

1024 kilobyte

1 Megabyte

1024 Terabyte

1 Petabyte

Bit

(short for binary digit) is the smallest unit of data in a computer. A bit has a single binary value, either 0 or 1