Is bit and Byte are same?
Guys there are a lot of confusion among people or students that is bit or Byte is same word? If you have also confusion about this question then you should read this blog carefully. I will clear your all doubts about the term bit and Byte.If you are a tech geek then i think you already know about bit and Byte because many people read in their academics.So, let me tell you the basic definition of bit and Byte.
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What is bit?
A bit (short form "binary digit") is the smallest unit of measurement used to quantify computer data.
It contains a single binary value of 0 or 1. Because we use only binary values so bit is also known as binary digit.
What is Byte?
A byte is a data measurement unit that contains eight bits, or a series of eight zeros and ones.It means one Byte data can contain 8 bits (Binary digits i.e. 0 or 1). One byte of data can be use to represent 256 different values.
Now the question should arise in your mind if 8 bit is 1 Byte and we use memory like in GB (Giga byte),TB(Tera Byte), EB (Exa Byte) etc.
For example in weight measurement there is 1000 gram is equal to 1 Kilogram. Concept is also same here, 1000 Byte equals to 1 Kilobyte etc. you can also learn different quantities in data storage.
- 8 Bit = 1 Byte
- 1000 Byte = 1 Kilobyte
- 1000 Kilobyte = 1 Megabyte
- 1000 Megabyte = 1 Gigabyte
- 1000 Gigabyte = 1 Terabyte
- 1000 Terabyte = 1 Exabyte
Note : Understand the term Kibibyte also.
What is Kibibyte?
The kibibyte is a multiple of the unit byte for quantities of digital information. The binary prefix kibi means 2 to power 10 (2^10) , or 1024; therefore, 1 kibibyte is 1024 bytes. The unit symbol for the kibibyte is KiB.
for the purpose of our use, chip manufecturing companies make the memory chip in form of 1MB, 1 GB, 1 TB etc beacuse it is multiple of 10 which help to reduce extra effort.
So, Guys I told you about the basic information of bit and byte, bit and byte both are totally different things. So, don't get confuse.
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