created by, ms. jennifer duke bits, bytes, and units of measurement
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C R E AT E D BY , M S . J E N N I F E R D U K E
BITS, BYTES, AND UNITS OF MEASUREMENT
HOW DO PEOPLE USE THE TERMS BITS AND BYTES?
Some people might say:
“This computer has a 64-bit processor with 4 Gigabytes of RAM and 200 Gigabytes of hard disk space.”
HOW DO PEOPLE USE THE TERMS BITS AND BYTES?
Some people might say:
“My parents played Atari (8-bit) and I play Nintendo (64-bit).”
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atari-2600-Wood-4Sw-Set.jpg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nintendo_64.jpg
KEY TERMS & PREFIXES RELATED TO STORAGE
Some key terms to remember are:Bits
BytesHere are some common prefixes related to storage:
KBMBGBTB
BIT
The term “bit” comes from shortening the words “binary digit.”A bit is the basic unit of information for computers. Binary means two.
1 or 0 are the only values
BYTE
1 Byte=8 bitsEach keyboard character is stored as a Byte.
For example:A=01000001
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TEXT TO BINARY CONVERSIONTRY THIS:
• Visit the following website:http://
www.digitalcoding.com/tools/text-to-binary-conversion.html
Type in some text and “convert from text to binary.”
Click the convert button to see what the code looks like.
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UNITS(FROM SMALLEST TO LARGEST)
Byte- A group of eight bits.Kb (kilobyte)- about 1000 bytesMb (megabyte)- about one million bytesGb (gigabyte)-about one billion bytesTb (terabyte)- about one trillion bytesPetabyte-1 000 000 000 000 000 bytesExabyte- 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 bytesZettabyte- 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 bytesYottabyte- 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 bytes
(named after Yoda)Others include………..Xenottabyte, Shilentnobyte, & Deomegemegrottebyte
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HOW MANY BYTES DOES YOUR STORAGE DEVICE HOLD?
You can check this by right-clicking on the device in “My Computer” and checking its properties.
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ASSIGNMENT:
On Moodle, complete the Bits & Bytes Worksheet and send it to me. When the worksheet is finished, visit the following website to play a game to learn about bits and bytes:http://forums.cisco.com/CertCom/game/binary_game_page.htm
RESOURCES
John Goldsworthy. Oct 08, 2010. http://www.slideshare.net/jgoldsworth/intro-to- bits-bytes-and-storage Wikimedia Commons. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atari- 2600-Wood-4Sw-Set.jpgWikimedia Commons. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nintendo_64.jpgBuzz Feed.
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