In what decade did the 8-bit byte become the dominant standard, after IBM's System/360 adopted it?
Answerthe 1960s
Before this, computers used bytes of many different sizes, from 1 bit up to 48 bits.
Source: Wikipedia, Byte (2025) en.wikipedia.org
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Byte facts & stats
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Going deeper
IDC projected the world would generate about how many zettabytes of data annually by 2025?
Answerabout 175 zettabytes
That's a massive jump from just a few years earlier, driven by video, sensors and social media.
Source: Wikipedia, Zettabyte Era (2025) en.wikipedia.org
Expert level
By 2013, humanity was creating as much data every two days as it had generated from the dawn of recorded history up through about which year?
Answer2003
That comparison illustrates just how exponentially data creation has accelerated in the internet era.
Source: Wikipedia, Zettabyte Era (2013) en.wikipedia.org
In 2016, global internet (IP) traffic reached roughly how much per month, on average?
Answerabout 96 exabytes per month
Monthly internet traffic has kept climbing sharply as streaming video and cloud services have grown.
Source: Wikipedia, Zettabyte Era (2016) en.wikipedia.org
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