More Reading and More Info About Powers of Two

• From this website:
  • Bits vs bytes
    What are they and how big are they for the computer novice.
  • A Few Words
    What are they and how big are they for the computer novice.
  • Definition of a Mungedabyte
    My not-completely-kidding addition to the English language.
• From other websites:
  • Data Powers of Ten
    Compares measures of bytes to common-life things, like books.
  • Etymology of Units
    Where did Kilo to Yotta come from?
  • The Jargon File
    A short roundup of all the terms.
  • ZDNet Webopedia
    Where I double-checked my sources.
  • Wilton's Etymology Page
    An interesting collection of etymalogies, including where does the word "byte" come from. With biblogaphy of sources, a very cool combination of cool stuff with an scholarly bent.