Bits and Bytes
Learn what bits and bytes are and how they form the foundation of computer storage. Discover how bytes represent numbers and characters, and understand larger storage units like kilobytes and gigabytes to grasp memory organization in computers.
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What is a bit?
We have referred to each digit of a binary number as a bit, and classified the numbers as -bit, -bit and so on.
But a bit is also the most basic unit of storage in a computer. As we saw, a bit can only hold a value of ...