bits and bytes
base 10: 42 base 2: 00101010 1 bit 0 or 1 (transistor) 8 bit 256 = 1 byte 16 bit 65,536 = 64 kbyte 32 bit 4,294,967,296 = 4 Gb 64 bit ~ 10 ** 20 = a lot
base 10: 42 base 2: 00101010 1 bit 0 or 1 (transistor) 8 bit 256 = 1 byte 16 bit 65,536 = 64 kbyte 32 bit 4,294,967,296 = 4 Gb 64 bit ~ 10 ** 20 = a lot