BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

COMPUTER APPLICATION IN BUSINESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The smallest unit of storage in the following list is a ____
A
byte
B
nanobyte
C
megabyte
D
gigabyte
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -From all the options available, the best answer to the blank space given would be (A) byte. Although nanobyte might seem to be the answer, it actually does not exist as a unit of storage. The smallest unit of storage would actually be bit – bit is valued at either 1 or 0. A byte contains roughly 8 bits.

Detailed explanation-2: -On background, in computing, bits are the most basic unit logical expression. Historically, eight bits comprised a byte, which in turn is the smallest addressable unit of information or memory.

Detailed explanation-3: -The smallest unit of data storage is called a bit, which is one unit of binary.

Detailed explanation-4: -▲ A holmium (Ho) and a iron (Fe) atom placed on a MgO substrate are the components for the world’s smallest memory device. Ho is used as a storage medium and Fe as a sensor. The magnetism of the holmium atom can be changed or read by flowing current through the STM tip.

Detailed explanation-5: -The smallest unit of information, a computer can understand and process is known as a bit.

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