Bytes
* school technology1. The basic unit of digital storage is the byte, equal to 8 bits.
8 bits can represent 2⁸ = 256 possible values (0–255). All digital storage sizes (KB, MB, GB) are based on bytes, not bits. Bytes can encode:
- numbers
- characters
- instructions
- pixels
- anything, depending on interpretation (see: The Meaning of Information Depends On Interpretation)
2. Elsewhere
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