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Bits, Bytes, and More Important StuffCommunications Technology 2104
Mercedes Lahey
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Bit1. bit=From a shortening of the words “binary digit”
2. the basic unit of information for computers
3. 1 or 0 are the only values
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Byte1.Byte = 8 bits
Each keyboard character is stored as a byte
Example -> A = 01000001
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Ascii Text to Binary Converterhttp://www.binaryhexconverter.com/ascii-text-to-binary-converter
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01001101 01100101 01110010 01100011 01100101 01100100 01100101 01110011 00100000 01001100 01100001 01101000 01100101 01111001
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Terms for Storage Capacities1 bit = 0 or 1 (b)
8 bits = 1 byte (B)
1 thousand bytes = kilobyte (KB)
1 million bytes = megabyte (MB)
1 billion bytes = gigabyte (GB)
1 trillion = terabyte (TB)
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Examples of Data SizeData Size (in bytes) Example
10 Bytes (B) 1 world in English Language
2 Kilobytes (KB) 1 typed page of English words
3 Megabytes (MB) 1 high-resolution photo
2 Gigabyte (GB) 20 meters of books on a library shelf
1 Terabyte (TB) 50,000 trees made into paper and printed