But, neither binary nor decimal is particularly convenient to write out bytes (binary is too long, and decimal isn't numerically friendly for byte representation)

Jan 6, 2025 · Bits can be anywhere in the binary number Bytes are segmented from the binary point Not just any set of 8 bits Nibbles are segmented within a byte Upper and lower nibble

Bytes "byte" = a group of 8 bits treated as a unit on modern machines, the fundamental unit of processing and memory addressing can encode any of 28 = 256 different values, e.g., numbers 0 .. …

Conceptually very large array of bytes Actually implemented with hierarchy of different memory types SRAM, DRAM, disk Only allocate for regions actually used by program

Byte ordering Representations Basic form encodes “false” as 0, “true” as 1 General form like bit-level operations in C Good for representing manipulating sets It’s all about bits & bytes Different machines …

How are the bytes within a multi-byte word ordered in memory?

May 8, 2024 · To be safe and ensure our code is portable we will NOT use this notation.