Bits, Bytes, and More Important StuffCommunications Technology 2104

Mercedes Lahey

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

Byte1.Byte = 8 bits

Each keyboard character is stored as a byte

Example -> A = 01000001

Ascii Text to Binary Converterhttp://www.binaryhexconverter.com/ascii-text-to-binary-converter

Mercedes Lahey -----

01001101 01100101 01110010 01100011 01100101 01100100 01100101 01110011 00100000 01001100 01100001 01101000 01100101 01111001

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)

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