B
By
Gabriel Torres
on April 28, 2005
Byte
8-bit number. Each bit is a binary digit that can only have two values, 0 or 1. With one byte we can only express 256 numbers (2^8 = 256).
Notice that abbreviation for byte is upper case "B", while abbreviation for bit is lower case "b".
Originally at http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/dictionary/term/23
