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Bit (Binary Digit)

A bit is the smallest unit of data in a computer, with a value of either 0 or 1. 8 bits make up 1 byte, which is the unit most computers use to represent characters. While 1 kilobyte should equal 1000 bytes, most systems define 1 KB as 1024 bytes instead due to an old convention set by Microsoft that is now standard. File sizes are measured in bytes, kilobytes, megabytes, and other units where kilobytes equal 1024 bytes, megabytes equal 1024 kilobytes, and so on.

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Bit (Binary Digit)

A bit is the smallest unit of data in a computer, with a value of either 0 or 1. 8 bits make up 1 byte, which is the unit most computers use to represent characters. While 1 kilobyte should equal 1000 bytes, most systems define 1 KB as 1024 bytes instead due to an old convention set by Microsoft that is now standard. File sizes are measured in bytes, kilobytes, megabytes, and other units where kilobytes equal 1024 bytes, megabytes equal 1024 kilobytes, and so on.

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Binary

bit (binary digit)


A bit (short for binary digit) is the smallest unit of data in a computer. A bit has a
single binary value, either 0 or 1.
 8 bits = 1 byte
byte
In most computer systems, a byte is a unit of data that is eight binary digits long.
A byte is the unit most computers use to represent a character such as a letter,
number or typographic symbol.

1 KB = 1024 Bytes? No, 1 kilobyte (KB )= 1000 Bytes!


the history of the ancient convention that 1024 Bytes are called 1 Kilobyte. The
problem with the convention is that it’s totally unintuitive unless you know it.
Unfortunately, Microsoft decided to use the following conventions and now the whole
world uses it:
 1 kilobyte (KB) = 1024 Bytes

What is the meaning of KB, MB, GB, etc.?


 The computer terms such as KB, MB, etc. can be slightly confusing for the PC
Beginner. So, here's a little elaboration on these units.
 File size is a measure of how much data a computer file contains or,
alternately, how much storage it consumes. Typically, file size is expressed in
units of measurement based on the byte. 
 The PC measures the size of the data in terms of its own units called bytes. The
collection of these bytes is known as kilobytes (KB), Megabytes (MB), etc. The
detailed list of the units for size of data with their full-forms & size, for your
understanding, is given below :

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