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bit
A bit is the basic unit of information in computing and digital
communications
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nibble
DEFINITION 2
Half of an eight-bit byte- four bits.
TERM 3
byte
DEFINITION 3
group of binary digits or bits (usually eight) operated on as a
unit.
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megabyte
DEFINITION 4
a unit of information equal to 220bytes or, loosely, one
million bytes.
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gigabyte
DEFINITION 5
a unit of information equal to one billion (109) or, strictly,
230bytes.
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