The headache to work with all the 0s and 1s to be able to say yes to this begins with one. Imagine running layers and layers of binary code all by yourself with chopsticks to gauge your progress. If you've ever had to work in binary, you know it can be a nightmare. It's like trying to eat with chopsticks when all you have is a spoon. You can do it, but it takes forever and could be more efficient. If your computer only has a spoon, that's what you're stuck with. That's why there is Binary Digit (Bit). It's an easy-to-use software program that allows you to convert binary numbers into the more familiar decimal format. So if your computer asks for a 32-bit word, all you have is a binary number? Problem solved! You can now quickly enter any number into any program or website from hexadecimal to octal and beyond and never worry about having trouble again. Bits are stored in memory modules as electrical charges above or below an allocated voltage level within a capacitor. For devices that use positive logic, value 1 (actual value or high) is positive voltage relative to the electrical ground and value 0 (false value or low) is 0 voltage. A bit is a single data unit, such as a letter or number. It's a small piece of information that can store on a computer. To store a single character requires eight bits. One byte or eight bits can produce 256 distinctive combinations of numbers, letters, symbols and characters. It takes four eight-bit bytes to form a 32-bit word. The length of a binary number is sometimes referred to as bit length. Many systems use 32-bit measurements to form a word or 16-bit lengths to create a half-word.