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How Big Is A Bit ?
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bit | the word "bit" is short for "binary digit" . A bit is the smallest piece of computer information. |
| Byte | most computers use combinations of eight bits, to represent one character of data. For example, the word "cat" has three characters, & it would be represented by three bytes. |
| Kilobyte (K or KB) | a kilobyte is equal to 1,024 bytes. |
| Megabytes (MB) | a megabyte is equal to 1,248,576 bytes, but it is usually rounded off to one million. |
| Giga |