Kopec Explains Software

Classic Episode: What is a Byte? (Remastered)

Jul 24, 2023

20:53

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The Power of Binary

4min

How Many Ones and Zeros Do I Need to Represent Baby One More Time by Britney Spears?

4min

How to Transfer Bytes Over the Internet

3min

The Physical Foundation of Computers

5min

The Evolution of Memory

3min

We’re out this week, so we remastered a classic episode from 2020. It’s our third episode—a layperson’s introduction to bytes! Original description below:

What is a Byte? In this episode we go down to the fundamentals and explain how data is represented in a computer. We discuss what a bit is, both at the hardware level and the software level. Then we discuss other terms like kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, and terabyte. We give various examples of real world files and their storage needs. Finally, we talk about the evolution of microprocessors from 8-bit to 64-bit.

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