Computer Science for IGCSE & O level - Data Representation (Section 18 - No. 15)
A bit is the basic unit of all computing memory storage terms and is either 1 or 0. The word comes from binary digit. The byte is the smallest unit of memory in a computer. 1 byte is 8 bits. A bit is sometimes called a nibble - half a byte. What is the relationship between byte and bit?
1 byte = 4 bits
1 byte = 2 bits
1 byte = 8 bits
1 byte = 16 bits
Açıklama
A byte is defined as a group of 8 bits.