Ars Technica

Why is a byte 8 bits? And what is a byte anyway?

I think this belongs in the CPU/mobo forum, because I have a feeling that some piece of legacy hardware has to do with this.<br><br>What is the purpose of having bytes and bits? Wouldn't it be simpler ...
Hackaday

Knowing The Bits And Bytes That Make Images Live In Memory

We know we’re living in the future because there’s hi-resolution, full color images plastered on every high-density screen in sight. Of course this comes at a cost, one that’s been hidden away by the ...
JaredOwen on MSN

Understanding gigabytes and bytes

What is a Gigabyte, Terabyte, or Petabyte? These terms describe the various capacities for storing digital information, ...
Ars Technica

Why is there no 'byte' data type in C/C++?

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>I never noticed it before, but after doing some java programming and coming back to C/C++ I've ...