Computer Science / Unit 5 CS 0233 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Bit and the Byte
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The idea
A bit is a binary digit, a single 1 or 0, and a byte is a unit of 8 bits — the terms in which every program and all data are stored.
In practice
A one-page essay on disk is a run of a few thousand bytes.
Where people slip
Two names, fixed meanings, no synonyms follow.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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