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Understanding Bits and Bytes

A bit is the smallest unit of data that can have a value of either 0 or 1, representing off and on. 8 bits form a byte, which is the smallest unit of memory that can be addressed in many computer systems. A byte is used to store each letter, so 100 typed letters would take up 100 bytes of storage. Bits and bytes are the basic units used to represent digital data in computers, with their values able to represent things like true/false, on/off, and letters of text.

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Understanding Bits and Bytes

A bit is the smallest unit of data that can have a value of either 0 or 1, representing off and on. 8 bits form a byte, which is the smallest unit of memory that can be addressed in many computer systems. A byte is used to store each letter, so 100 typed letters would take up 100 bytes of storage. Bits and bytes are the basic units used to represent digital data in computers, with their values able to represent things like true/false, on/off, and letters of text.

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Today my presentation topic is:

What is bit? &


What is byte?
A byte is just 8 bits and is the smallest unit of memory that can be addressed
in many computer systems . The following list shows the different unit of
data:

0 (Off) OR 1(on) 1 Bit


8Bits 1 Byte
1.024 Bytes 1 Kilobytes
1.024 Megabytes 1 Gigabyte
1.024Gigabytes 1 Terabyte
A bit is the basic unit in computer information and has only two different
values. Normally defined as 0 or 1 . These values can be interpreted as
on or off , yes or no ,true or false ,etc . It just depend on the binary code

0 (off) or 1 (on) 1 bit


True (on) False(off)
Yes (on) No(off)
 Each letter is stored in a byte ,As the given below
 100 typed letters takes up 100 bytes
 When you send , say, a text message , the numbers are sent
 Text is quite compact,using few bytes compare to images etc

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