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| − | The term [[byte]] has many subtly-different definitions, but it usually means the smallest unit of data storage that some [[computer]] can conveniently address. On modern computers, a byte is | + | The term [[byte]] has many subtly-different definitions, but it usually means the smallest unit of data storage that some [[computer]] can conveniently address. On modern computers, a byte is invariably equivalent to exactly 8 [[bit]]s of storage, so it can store one of 256 (2<sup>8</sup>) discrete values. |
Bytes can be the building blocks of [[file]]s. | Bytes can be the building blocks of [[file]]s. | ||
Latest revision as of 17:06, 6 July 2017
The term byte has many subtly-different definitions, but it usually means the smallest unit of data storage that some computer can conveniently address. On modern computers, a byte is invariably equivalent to exactly 8 bits of storage, so it can store one of 256 (28) discrete values.
Bytes can be the building blocks of files.
