bits and bytes
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The main difference between Bit and Byte is that the size of the file or the
amount of information it contains. A bit is the smallest unit of computer
memory, and it has the capacity to store a maximum of two different values,
while a byte, which is composed of eight bits, has the potential to store a
maximum of 256 distinct values.
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Bit:
The smallest unit of data in a computer. Computers store and send and receive
data in binary. One bit of the binary system is called 1 bit, which is "0" or
"1".
byte:
Byte is the basic unit of measurement for storage space. Abbreviated as
capital letter "B". 1Byte stores 1 English letter; 2 Bytes stores 1 Chinese
character;
1Byte = 8bit.
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