Bytes and bits are the starting point of the computer world. Find out about the Base-2 system, 8-bit bytes, the ASCII character set, byte prefixes and binary math. A byte is a unit of digital information that most commonly consists of eight bits. Learn about the origin, evolution and applications of the byte, as well as the difference between byte and octet. What are the computer storage units (data units) in order? Just like 8 bits come together to form a byte, bytes can be assembled into larger units still. Each byte unit is 1,024 times the last. A kilobyte (KB) is 1,024 times a byte, a megabyte (MB) is 1,024 times a kilobyte, a gigabyte (GB) is 1,024 times a megabyte, and a terabyte (TB) is 1,024 times a gigabyte. Computer language is binary, as explained earlier, consisting of ‘0’s and ‘1’s. Each unit is larger than the previous unit ... While bytes are measured in bit multiples, computer storage is typically measured in byte multiples. In many computer architectures, a byte is the smallest addressable unit of memory.
