COMPUTER HARDWARE
COMPUTER MEMORY
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Byte
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Decimal
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can not store information
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is a byte? In most computer systems, a byte is a unit of data that is eight binary digits long. A byte is the unit most computers use to represent a character such as a letter, number or typographic symbol. Each byte can hold a string of bits that need to be used in a larger unit for application purposes.
Detailed explanation-2: -A collection of 8 bits is called a byte and (on the majority of computers today) a collection of 4 bytes, or 32 bits, is called a word. Each individual data value in a data set is usually stored using one or more bytes of memory, but at the lowest level, any data stored on a computer is just a large collection of bits.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hard Disk Drives: a device that reads and writes data to the hard disk. Data is copied from the computer’s main memory (random-access memory or RAM), and then written to the hard disk. The drive is the mechanical device that writes the data to the disk.