I think this belongs in the CPU/mobo forum, because I have a feeling that some piece of legacy hardware has to do with this.<br><br>What is the purpose of having bytes and bits? Wouldn't it be simpler ...

位（比特位）：bit（binary digit）（简写：b），是计算机数据存储最小的单位，二进制中，0或者1就是一个位（比特位）bit。 字节：Byte（简写：B），是计算机信息技术用于计量存储容量的一种计量单位，通常情况下一字节等于八位，也就是 → 1Byte = 8bit = 1B = 8b ...

Just like we measure day-to-day things like time in seconds, mass in kilograms, and height in meters; computer memory and disc space are measured based on bytes. You would have probably come across ...