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Define: bit
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A single binary digit — 0 or 1. The smallest unit of data.
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Define: byte
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Eight bits, giving 256 possible values.
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Why binary rather than ten states?
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A circuit can tell on from off reliably even as voltage drifts; ten levels would make errors far likelier.
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Four things binary representation makes possible
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Exact copies, compression, encryption, and storing text, sound and images in one system.
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