1/19/2008
Copyright
2005 – Tim Hoerning
5
Bits and Bytes
•We as humans have evolved a
system of decimal digitals (due in part to having 10 fingers
or digits)
•A digital computer operates with
just two states for any digit. Hence it uses binary digitals
•A bit is shortening of a binary
digit.
•A byte is a short for of of “by
eight”. It is a group
of 8 bits.