Bits & Bytes

• What is the function of memory in a computer?

  To remember data from inputs
• What is a Byte in computer memory?

  A piece of data placed in an address
• What are the two states represented by BITs?

  ON and OFF
• How is data stored in a computer?

  As BITs arranged into BYTES
• What does a '1' represent in binary code?

  ON
• What does a '0' represent in binary code?

  OFF
• What is the significance of an eight BIT BYTE?

  It can represent a letter or instruction
• How do computers understand words?

  By converting them into BITs and BYTEs
• What does a typical alarm system use for communication?

  BITs and BYTEs
• How are doors and windows represented in an alarm system?

  Open as '1' and closed as '0'
• What must happen to set the alarm?

  All doors and windows must be shut
• What is the relationship between BITs and BYTEs?

  • A BIT is a single '0' or '1'
  • A BYTE is a line of 8 BITs
  • BITs represent binary states (ON/OFF)
• How does an alarm system utilize BITs and BYTEs?

  • Represents doors/windows as BITs
  • '1' for open, '0' for closed
  • Alarm activates if a '1' replaces a '0'