Class 30 Videos Notes:                              Name ________________

Bits and Bytes [NASA]

What is the difference between BITS and BYTES?

-         A BIT is a ______ or a _____ [0 or 1]

-         Because only two numbers are used the number system is called ________ [Binary]

-         A BYTE is a series of 8 ______ [BITS]

What Are Bits and Bytes?

____’s store binary digits in tiny groves burned into the plastic surface. [DVD]

_______ _______ store analog signals in the patterns of metal fillings that get ‘read’ by an electromagnet. [Cassette Tapes]

Digital means ___; Analog means _____ [Discreet, Fuzzy]

In digital, transition between voltages is _______. [Undefined]

Analog signals form __________ wave patterns. [Continuous]

The machine language of modern computers is written in ________ ________. [Binary Code]

A byte is a sequence of _____ bits. [8]

A byte can hold up to ____ different values. [256]

Bill Nye Talks Binary

A switch has two positions either ____ or _____. [off, on]

A switch is like a door; it is either _____ or _____. [closed, open]

The more switches that we have the more  ____________ we can move around. [information]

Computers have switches and each switch can only count to _____. [1]