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New page: In computing terms, '''Byte''' refers to a unit of data that is eight binary (bits) digits long. It is the unit most computers use to represent a character such as a letter, number, or sym...
In computing terms, '''Byte''' refers to a unit of data that is eight binary (bits) digits long. It is the unit most computers use to represent a character such as a letter, number, or symbol (for example, "a", "7", or "@").<br />
The word was coined by Dr. Werner Buchholz of [[IBM]] in 1956 <ref>http://members.aol.com/jeff570/b.html</ref>.
A byte is abbreviated with a "B". Computer storage space is usually measured in byte multiples, for example 100MB is equal to 100 million bytes - or megabytes - of data.
Other common abbreviations include:<br />
kB = kilobyte = 1000 bytes<br />
GB = gigabyte = 1 billion bytes (although this is an approximation) <ref>http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid5_gci212194,00.html</ref><br />
TB = terabyte = 1000 billion bytes (or 1000GB)<br />
PB = petabyte = 1000TB<br />
EB = exabyte = one billion gigabytes<br />
==References==
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[[category:science]]
[[category:computers]]
The word was coined by Dr. Werner Buchholz of [[IBM]] in 1956 <ref>http://members.aol.com/jeff570/b.html</ref>.
A byte is abbreviated with a "B". Computer storage space is usually measured in byte multiples, for example 100MB is equal to 100 million bytes - or megabytes - of data.
Other common abbreviations include:<br />
kB = kilobyte = 1000 bytes<br />
GB = gigabyte = 1 billion bytes (although this is an approximation) <ref>http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid5_gci212194,00.html</ref><br />
TB = terabyte = 1000 billion bytes (or 1000GB)<br />
PB = petabyte = 1000TB<br />
EB = exabyte = one billion gigabytes<br />
==References==
<small><references/></small>
[[category:science]]
[[category:computers]]