eight bits

Eight bits constitute a “byte,” which can typically store one character — for example, the letter A or a dollar sign.

A collection of eight bits — known as a byte — can store a single character, like the letter A.

Eight bits make a byte; the active working memory of a typical smartphone might employ something like 2 gigabytes, or two times 8 billion bits.

The eight bits of wall, each a 30-foot square, are being removed to make way for a border barrier construction project that is replacing 14 miles of secondary fence and adding a little over a mile of new structure.

Let’s say the first eight bits of the file are 01111000; we break them into pairs – 01 11 10 00 – which correspond to C-G-T-A.