Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Bits and Bytes
- Bit
- Smallest unit of binary data
- True or false
- Can be stored electrically, mechanically etc.
- Multi-state data
- Combination
theory
- How many states can 3 bits
represent?
- 2^3 = 8
- Byte
- 8 bits
- CPUs address individual bytes, not bits
- Storage required
- Number of bits required to store a value of 6 possible states?
- 2^3 = 8