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| + | A collection of eight [[bit]]s. There are two bytes in a [[word]] and four bytes in a [[double-word]]. | ||
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| + | Additionally, 1024 bytes make a kilobyte, 1024 kilobytes make a megabyte, 1024 megabytes make a gigabyte, 1024 gigabytes make a terabyte, etc. | ||
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| + | A common use for a byte is to store an ASCII character. | ||
Revision as of 15:00, 5 December 2004
A collection of eight bits. There are two bytes in a word and four bytes in a double-word.
Additionally, 1024 bytes make a kilobyte, 1024 kilobytes make a megabyte, 1024 megabytes make a gigabyte, 1024 gigabytes make a terabyte, etc.
A common use for a byte is to store an ASCII character.