2007-12-06 18:43:02 · 16 answers · asked by FortuneCookiie 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
A bit holds one of two values -- a 1 or a 0.
4 bits is called a nibble.
2 nibbles (8 bits) is called a byte.
2 bytes is called a word.
4 bytes is called a double word.
2007-12-06 18:45:45 · answer #1 · answered by mdigitale 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The difference between bits and bytes is that bits can only hold the values 0 or 1. Basically like a light switch, 0 = off, 1 = on.
Bytes can hold any value between 0 and 255, byte is defined as 8 bits.
2007-12-06 18:59:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are 8 Bits to a Byte.
2007-12-06 18:45:44 · answer #3 · answered by Rowen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a byte is 8 bits. A bit is a piece of binary information described as either a 1 or 0, basically signifying a switch being on or off. A byte is 8 of these 1's or 0's.
So you could say the number 1 would be - 00000001 while 2 would be 00000010 and three would be 00000011, while 23 would be 00010111. Each set of 8 bits is one byte.
2007-12-06 18:54:17 · answer #4 · answered by JonnyTruant 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are 8 bits in a byte, and a byte consists of 8 bits.
2007-12-06 18:46:39 · answer #5 · answered by ღஜJuliஜღ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bit is single 0 or 1 where as byte is 8 bits
2007-12-06 18:47:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 byte = 8 bits
Bit is the smallest unit of information
2007-12-06 18:48:18 · answer #7 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a bit is the most basic of signals, literally a '0' or a '1'. a byte is 8 bits
2007-12-06 18:46:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 byte = 8 bit
a bit can be 0 or 1
2007-12-06 18:46:07 · answer #9 · answered by Tarun S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bit is a single binary digit, usually expressed as 1 or 0, on or off, true or false. A byte is composed of 8 of these bits.
2007-12-06 18:45:27 · answer #10 · answered by Don Adriano 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋