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What is a byte

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    Emanoel Oliveira
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Definition

A byte is a sequence of 8 bit's.

Byte

Possible values

This sequence of 8 bits allows us to represent 256 possible values.

And mathematically it is represented as follows: : 28=2562^8 = 256

We can go from 00000000 to 11111111

Byte Values

What it represents

It is a fundamental part of computing and it is based on it that we can represent:

  • Natural Numbers
  • Integers
  • Characters
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