File Size and Binary 10011000

So what does bits and bytes have to do with grains of rice??? 

To put file size into a visual context, I found this very helpful blog post.

"Let’s relate a grain of rice to a byte. A byte is normally eight binary bits, eg ‘10011000’. It can also be written as a two digit hexadecimal number.In terms of data, a byte is generally used to store a letter. One byte = one letter = one grain of rice." 

Source: http://blog.managednetworks.co.uk/it-support/googles-20-petabytes/

Counting in Binary for Beginners

Further insight into file size, have a look at this article that explains how binary works in a simple way.

Source: http://knol.google.com/k/zach-bacon/counting-in-binary-for-beginners/11ezkn0ytzmdj/3#

I am aware of my Google centered posts. I will soon post something from Yahoo and Microsoft.