COMPUTER NETWORKING

MULTIMEDIA AND QUALITY OF SERVICE

COMPRESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many bits of data does a computer store Binary in
A
2
B
4
C
8
D
16
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An 8-bit binary number is known as a byte. Or, one byte consists of 8 bits. An example of a byte is shown in Figure 4. A byte has 256 different configurations which means that a byte can store 256 different numbers.

Detailed explanation-2: -With 8 bits, the maximum number of values is 256 or 0 through 255.

Detailed explanation-3: -Common binary number lengths Each 1 or 0 in a binary number is called a bit. From there, a group of 4 bits is called a nibble, and 8-bits makes a byte.

Detailed explanation-4: -The maximum value that could be represented by an 8 bit number is 255, so the range would be 0-255 (256 values).

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