COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
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Question
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How many bits in a Byte
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8
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16
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32
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64
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -On almost all modern computers, a byte is equal to 8 bits. Large amounts of memory are indicated in terms of kilobytes, megabytes, and gigabytes.
Detailed explanation-2: -A byte is eight bits, a word is 2 bytes (16 bits), a doubleword is 4 bytes (32 bits), and a quadword is 8 bytes (64 bits).
Detailed explanation-3: -A four-bit quantity is often called a nibble, also nybble, which is conveniently represented by a single hexadecimal digit. The term octet is used to unambiguously specify a size of eight bits. It is used extensively in protocol definitions.
Detailed explanation-4: -Since one byte is made up of eight bits, this difference can be significant.
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