Bit Definition

Bit as in Binary digit is referring to a smallest single element in computing represented as a digit in the binary system. Binary digits include 0 and 1 which holds the information about “true” or “false” statements. Putting bits together as in a combination, software developers can translate this into data that appears on the screen.

Bits act as sort of switches to the computer indicating the action of digits you input and set calculations into motion. Since bits are the backbone of computational technology they are capable to store data in electronic circuits of the processor by way of interpreting information as a series of binary digits.