Bits and Byte Glossary

The binary code is a special code that computers can use to talk to people. A bit is a binary digit 0 or 1 it is the smallest unit of information a computer can process or understand. A byte is equal to 8 bits. _______________________________________________________ All about Bits A bit is the smallest unit of data that a computer can process or understand. A bit is a binary digit 0 or 1. Transistors inside your computer act as on/off switches to create the language or data info. The info we feed into computers turns into electronic pulses. The pulses are the language that computers understand. Each electronic pulse is equals either on/off , computers use these two choices to process all the info we give them. _________________________________________________ All About Bytes A byte is equal to 8 bits, a computer only understands binary -code-data written as ones or zeros that present electronic pulses. When your computer puts together 8 bits, it makes 1 byte , which is the amount of info needed by your computer to produce 1 character (a letter of a number, like or 3) A character is any letter , number, punctuation mark, or symbol found on the keys of a board. We make words using the 26 letters of the alphabet.