Byte

Byte Guide

Bytes in Computer Science

A byte is a series of 8 bits (0s and 1s).

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For a long time in the history of computing, CPUs could only process one byte at a time, thus, giving the term 8-bit computer. A byte has a value range of 0 to 255 (in decimal). 1024 bytes is one kilobyte.

Bytes are usually written as a two-digit hexadecimal number. For example, $01 is the number 1 and $0a is the number 10.

Related Pages

• least significant byte
• most significant byte
• little endian
• big endian

Byte in Game Programming

Bytes are integer (whole-number) data types in some game programming languages. They can only hold a range of numbers between 0 and 255.

Byte in PlayBasic

PlayBasic has a byte data type.

Byte in FreeBASIC

FreeBASIC has both a byte and ubyte data type for signed and unsigned numbers, respectively.

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