[4.4] Binary Digit (Bit) Facts

• The bit is the basic unit of information in all electronic computers.

• The bit is capable of storing the same amount of information regardless of its physical size.

• The bit's hardware counterpart -- the switch, the transistor, the semiconductor -- is the physical embodiment of electronic information in bits.

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