Question

What is the difference between a byte and a bit?

Answer 1

1 byte = 8 bits

Answer 2

resolves? :)

Answer 3

yes thanks. So a kilobyte is a hundredth of a megabyte, which is a thousandth of a gigabyte?

Answer 4

bytes bite
bits nibble

Answer 5

jk

Answer 6

lol

Answer 7

no a kilobyte is a thousandth of a megabyte, right? amiright?

Answer 8

kilobyte = 1000 bytes

Answer 9

right, so a kilobyte also = 8000 bits?

Answer 10

Correct

Answer 11

oh yes. so now tell me this, what does 8-bit mean? I've heard it describe things such as minecraft

Answer 12

Strictly speaking, when referring to computer memory, kilobyte means 1024 bytes (2^10 which is very close to 10^3)

8 kilobits = 1 kilobyte

Generally, you only see bits referenced in communications Kb/sec (kilobits per second) or Mb/sec (megabits per second). not to be confused with KB/sec (kilobytes/sec) or MB/sec