Sunday, October 3, 2010

Bit

A bit or binary digit is the electronic representation of a 0 or a 1. The word bit is short for binary digit. When bits are stored inside a computer, they are stored as electrical or magnetic charges.
When information is transmitted, bits are represented by small bursts of electricity. A single burst is a 1 and a pause is a 0.

A lowercase "a" is 01100001.

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