On Monday 15 January 2007 21:18, Mike Noble wrote:
> ...
>
> bit - individual binary number 1 or 0
> byte - 8 bits

That's a contemporary definition, but not a universal one. There have 
been several other numbers of bits per byte over the history of the 
digital computer.


> word - depends on the processor 16, 32 or 64 bits

Likewise.


> Mike


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