TERM 1
Bit
DEFINITION 1
Abitis thebasic unitofinformationincomputingand
digitalcommunications.
TERM 2
Nibble
DEFINITION 2
Incomputing, anibble(oftennybbleor e vennybleto match the vowels
ofbyte) is a four-bitaggregation,[1]or h alf anoctet. As a nibble
contains 4 bits, there are sixteen (24 ) possible values, so a nibble
corresponds to a singlehexadecimald igit (thus, it is often referred
to as a "hex digit" or "hexit").In compu ting, a nibble is a four-bit
aggregation, or half an octet.
TERM 3
Byte
DEFINITION 3
The byte is a unit of digital information in computing and
telecommunications that most commonly consists of eight
bits.
TERM 4
Megabyte
DEFINITION 4
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.
TERM 5
Gigabyte
DEFINITION 5
The gigabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital
information storage.
