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use-mention distinction... if it's going to be 'mention', it should be italicized, but 'mention' is unnecessary here
In [[computing]] terms, '''byte''' refers to a unit of data that is eight binary (bits) digits long. Thus it has 2<sup>8</sup> = 256 different values that can be logically mapped to represent letters, numbers or symbols (for example, "a", "7", or "@").
In [[computing]], a '''byte''' is a unit of data that is eight binary (bits) digits long. Thus it has 2<sup>8</sup> = 256 different values that can be logically mapped to represent letters, numbers or symbols (for example, "a", "7", or "@").
The word was coined by Dr. Werner Buchholz of [[IBM]] in 1956 <ref>http://members.aol.com/jeff570/b.html</ref>.
The word was coined by Dr. Werner Buchholz of [[IBM]] in 1956 <ref>http://members.aol.com/jeff570/b.html</ref>.
PB = petabyte = 1024 TB<br />
PB = petabyte = 1024 TB<br />
EB = exabyte = one billion gigabytes<br />
EB = exabyte = one billion gigabytes<br />
Half a byte is referred to as a nibble<ref>http://www.wordorigins.org/index.php/site/2006/04/P15/</ref><br />
Half a byte is referred to as a nibble.<ref>http://www.wordorigins.org/index.php/site/2006/04/P15/</ref><br />
==References==
==References==