Bits and Bytes

This week in class we learned about bits and bytes. There is a difference between a .wav and an .mp3. The .wav requires a lot more bytes for an 8-bit than an mp3 file. A bit which is short for binary digit is the smallest unit of data the computer can process. when eight bits are grouped together they form a byte. this provides enough 0's and 1's to represent 256 individual characters. The characters include numbers, uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet.

We also learned about different types of memory sizes. I had always been curious what all of them were and the meaning and how much it could hold from seeing different ones for phones and for memory cards for cameras. The system unit contains two different types of memory: volatile and nonvolatile memory. RAM is the most common type of volatile memory.

I think it would be cool to some how include something with memory in my idea. Even though this goes more in depth with memory and more the processing system of the computer, it would be beneficial for people if they could upload pictures and documents right onto the site from hard drives or memory sticks instead of having to go through another program.