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National Teaching and Learning Change ProgrammeInformation and Communication Technology: Dictionary

byte

A group of bits, typically eight, representing a single character. A single byte may also be used to represent a small number, either less than 256 or between -127 and +128.

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bitcapacitygigabytekilobytemegabytebits per second (bps)
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