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Binary
In mathematics and computer science, the binary numeral
system, or base-2 numeral system, represents numeric
values using two symbols: typically 0 and 1. More
specifically, the usual base-2 system is a positional notation
with a radix of 2. Numbers represented in this system are
commonly called binary numbers.
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Bit
DEFINITION 32
.A bit is the basic unit of information in computing and digital
communications. A bit can have only one of two values, and
may therefore be physically implemented with a two-state
device.
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nibble
DEFINITION 33
In computing, a nibble is a four-bit aggregation, or half an
octet.
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byte
DEFINITION 34
The byte is a unit of digital information in computing and
telecommunications that most commonly consists of eight
bits.
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megabyte
DEFINITION 35
The megabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital
information storage or transmission with three different
values depending on context: bytes (106, see prefix mega-)
generally for computer storage or transmission rates; bytes
(220, 1024 kilobytes or a mebibyte) generally for computer
memory; and in rare cases () bytes.
gigabyte
The gigabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital
information storage.
