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| Thread ID: 105917 | 2009-12-18 20:37:00 | Why bits AND bytes? | xyz823 (13649) | Press F1 |
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| 840995 | 2009-12-19 12:25:00 | A Bit is analogous to a letter A Byte is analogous to a word. A Bit is either 0 or 1 A Byte on a PC is 8 bits on other architectures it may be different. en.wikipedia.org Also the difference between a decimal Gigabyte, and a binary one often causes confusion among neophytes. I know it irritates me. Why can't they just pick one, or the other, it probably doesn't matter which one, and just stick with it? |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 840996 | 2009-12-19 13:41:00 | A Bit is analogous to a letter A Byte is analogous to a word. A Bit is either 0 or 1 A Byte on a PC is 8 bits It takes 1 byte to store 1 letter/character |
Coaster (270) | ||
| 840997 | 2009-12-19 22:50:00 | Yes, sorry you're right. had a bit of a long day and managed to confuse myself.:blush: |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 840998 | 2009-12-19 23:16:00 | Yes, sorry you're right. had a bit of a long day and managed to confuse myself.:blush: No, I think you were right. You weren't saying that a bit IS a letter, you were saying it's comparable to one. A letter is the smallest particle in writing. A bit is the smallest particle in coding. It may take a byte to store a letter but if you're trying to explain their uses within computers then your explanation gets the job done quite well. Also, ChillingSilence... Back in the day? We're still using them and they still mean on/off. |
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