2.3.1 Data Storage Flashcards
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bit (b)
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(short for binary digit) is the smallest unit of data in a computer. A bit has a single binary value, either 0 or 1.
2
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byte (B)
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8 bits
3
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4 bits / half a byte
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nibble
4
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bit rate
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number of bits transmitted (usually per second)
5
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kibibyte
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2^10 bytes (1024)
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9
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A typical book has about 459 000 characters. Your eReader has half a mebibyte of space left on it. Will a typical book fit in the remaining space? Assume 1 character = 1 byte
A
459 000 chars = 459 000 bytes
1 MiB =1024 ×1024 bytes
459 000 chars = (459 000)/(1024 × 1024) mebibytes
This is approx. 0.438 MiB, so the book will fit.
