bytes
Eight-bit groupings
Bytes is the plural of byte, a unit of digital information typically consisting of eight bits.
A byte can represent 256 different values, enough to encode a single character in basic text.
Storage capacity is measured in bytes and their multiples: kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes, terabytes.
The file is only a few bytes.
How many bytes of storage do you have left?
Consisting of two parts
- zeroNumerical absence of quantity
- oneLowest positive integer
- booleanTrue-or-false valued
- machine-codeProcessor-executable binary instructions
low-level · flip-flop · true-false · nibble · octet · register · signed · unsigned
Light between-meal fare
- nibbleSmall, tentative bite
- morselSmall piece of food
- munchTo gnaw steadily
- bite-sizedSmall enough for one mouthful
tidbit · soundbyte · appetizer · sample · taste · portion · snippet
Remote-to-local data transfer
- uploadTransfer data outward
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- throughputProcessing rate over time
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
packet · transmission · Mbps · Gbps · throttling · buffering · latency · payload
Electronic character encoding standard
- UTF-8Character encoding standard
- hexadecimalSixteen-digit numeral system
- checksumError-detecting calculated value
- hashChopped mixture, cooked together
encryption · decryption · Base64 · codec · serialization · parsing · BOM · delimiter
binary
Consisting of two parts
machine-code · low-level · flip-flop · true-false · nibble · octet · register · signed · unsigned
snack
Light between-meal fare
bite-sized · tidbit · soundbyte · appetizer · sample · taste · portion · snippet
download
Remote-to-local data transfer
- uploadTransfer data outward
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- throughputProcessing rate over time
streaming · packet · transmission · Mbps · Gbps · throttling · buffering · latency · payload · network
ASCII
Electronic character encoding standard
- UTF-8Character encoding standard
- hexadecimalSixteen-digit numeral system
- checksumError-detecting calculated value
hash · encryption · decryption · Base64 · codec · serialization · parsing · BOM · delimiter · header
yottabyte
Largest standard storage measure
ROM · cache · buffer · allocation · capacity · partition · sector · block · cluster
- Datadata points, datasets, data tables, database, databases
- text encodingUTF-8, ASCII, encoding, character set, charset
- informationdata, facts, details, knowledge, intel
- computingcomputer, computers, software, hardware, code
- primitivesfire, water, earth, air, atoms
- internetinternet, websites, web, browsers, web browsers
- sound byteShort audio excerpt
- bytes per secondData transfer rate unit
- number of bytesDigital information measure
megabyte, gigabyte, byte, gigabytes, kilobyte, terabyte, megabytes, terabytes, kilobytes