Bits And Bytes

OK, I'm really confused here.

Today I was told there are 8 bits in a byte, and I always thought there where 8 bytes in a bit

I know this is a really trivial and stupid issue, but could somebody please clear this up for me


Thanks

1 byte = 8 bit

Quote:

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A sequence of 8 bits is so important that it has a name of its own: a byte.

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See here. First link I could pull up on the subject.

Google'd in ooh, say, 5 seconds ;)