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   ocr: The lowly bit. A bit. is nothing but 1/8 of abyte: It. is the sMallest unit of information uhich a computer can remember or handle. Abit is similar to a light bulb in that it can either be on or off. However, everything that a computer does, it does with bytes. Since. bytes are. Made up. of. bits, this Means that all that. a computer can do is done with little pieces of intormation that can be on or off. Page 62 Copyright C, 1991, Chester Langin, 532 W. 3rd St., Centralia, IL 62801, All rights reserved.