Bit

A bit is a container, the simplest part of a computer. All of a computer's information is held in billions of bits, which are recorded and read while you use a computer.

A bit can either be full or empty: if it is full, it is called "1," and if it is empty, "0." Because there are two options, computers are said to use the "binary system" consisting of two numbers, the 1 and the 0.

Example

A group of bits that a computer uses might look like this: 1011000011010111100.

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