What is Byte

A byte is eight binary digits , as a unit. For example:

• 00000000 → minimal value. 0.
• 00110000
• 11011101
• 00101001
• 01000111
• 11111111 → maximal value. 255.

It has a total of 256 possible values. (2^8 = 256)

Byte is a critical concept in computing. Computer files, data, are all ultimately converted to a sequence of bytes, to be processed by CPU or stored on memory devices. For example, English alphabet, each letter, is encoded as a byte. See ASCII Characters