Byte is a digital storage unit used to express file size, memory or device capacity.
Byte became widely used as digital systems needed clearer ways to describe file size, memory capacity and storage allocation.
Measurement system: Digital information units using decimal and binary scaling. SI equivalent: Reference relationship used in the converter: 1 B = 1 bit.
Byte facts
- Unit name
- Byte
- Symbol
- B
- Category
- Data Storage
- Measurement system
- Digital information units using decimal and binary scaling
- SI equivalent
- Reference relationship used in the converter: 1 B = 1 bit
- Common uses
- Files, memory, storage devices, software downloads and data transfer
Definition of the byte
Byte is a digital storage unit used to express file size, memory or device capacity.
Measurement system and SI relationship
Digital information units using decimal and binary scaling
SI equivalent: Reference relationship used in the converter: 1 B = 1 bit
History of the byte
Byte became widely used as digital systems needed clearer ways to describe file size, memory capacity and storage allocation.
Where is the byte used?
Files, memory, storage devices, software downloads and data transfer