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The unit of information is a byte. A memory cell has a capacity of 1 byte if it can store one character – a letter, a number, a punctuation mark, etc. So, a string of text consisting of 10 letters occupies 10 bytes in memory.
A bit is the minimum unit of information. In practice, units are usually used:
byte (8 bits);
kilobytes (1024 bits);
megabytes (1024 kilobytes);
gigabyte (1024 megabytes).
Information processing in a personal computer (PC) is based on the exchange of electrical […]