Octet (computing) Octet (computing) The octet is a unit of digital information in computing and telecommunications that consists of eight bits. The term is often used when the term byte might be ambiguous, as the byte has historically been used for storage units of a variety of sizes. The term "octad(e)" for eight bits is no longer common. A variable-length sequence of octets, as in Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1), is referred to as an octet string. The international standard IEC 60027-2, chapter 3.8.2, states that a byte is an octet of bits. However, the unit byte has historically been platform-dependent and
One-to-one computing there are sometimes individual schools going 1:1 or experimenting. Bombay school 1:1: Tiki School: Uddevalla Municipality 1:1 Chromebooks: Oak Lawn Kimbolton, UK Please note that Ranchodistrict are having an auction selling their 570 iPads which greatly reduces the credibility of a report they are swapping their chromebooks for iPads. One-to-one computing In the context of education, one-to-one computing (sometimes abbreviated as "1:1") refers to academic institutions, such as schools or colleges, that allow each enrolled student to use an electronic device in order to access the Internet, digital course materials, and digital textbooks. The concept has been actively explored and