Byte

In computer technology, a byte is the smallest addressable storage unit. A byte consists of eight bits put together. By combining eight bits, 256 different states (0 or 1) can be represented in one byte. This makes it possible to encode numbers or letters in a byte and display them in computer systems. If the memory units continue to grow and more bytes are added to a byte, 1000 bytes result in a kilobyte, as the next largest memory unit. In most computer systems today, memory size is specified in kilobytes, megabytes, or gigabytes.