MEMORY MEASUREMENT

A byte is a group of 8 bits used to represent a character.

A single character (e.g. number 4, letter A, symbol @ or a space) uses one byte.
Unit

Abbreviation
Bit
B
Nibble
Byte
B
Kilobyte
KB
Megabyte MB
Gigabyte GB
Terabyte TB

Storage
1 or 0
4 bits
8 bits
1024 bytes
1024 KB (1,048,576 bytes)
1024 MB (1,073,741,824 bytes)
1024 GB (1 099 511 627 776 bytes)

A nibble is the term given to a group of 4 bits.

Computer storage and memory is often measured in megabytes (MB) and gigabytes (GB).
Examples:

CD: Stores up to 700 MB

DVD: Stores up to 8 GB
USB flash drive: Stores up to 32 GB
Hard Disk: Stores up to 500 GB or more
An MP3 song takes up some 3-5 MB in size
1 TB can store 300 hours of good quality video

USE OF BINARY IN COMPUTER REGISTERS

A register is a discrete memory location within the Central Processing Unit (CPU) used to hold temporary data and
instructions.
The CPU can hold a number of registers.
[More details in Fetch-Execute Cycle]

Applications of binary in computer registers

Computer systems are capable of performing specific and user-controlled applications like robotics, power systems and
digital systems etc...
Controlled devices usually contain registers which are made up of binary digits (bits).