38 Computer -- Number System

What are BIT and BYTE?

What are BIT and BYTE?

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Bit is the smallest unit of data on a computer which is represented in each cell of memory and can hold either '0'or '1'.
Byte is location in a computer's memory that is equivalent to eight bits and can store a character.

More questions on Number System

List the different types of number system?

The different types of number system are:
- Decimal number system
-Binary number system
- Octal number system
- Hexadecimal number system

What is binary number system? What be the relation of binary number system and computer system?

The number systemwith two base or radix and hasjust 2 digits: 0 and 1which are known as BIT (binarydigits) is called binary number system.
This numbersystem has important relationwith computer system as the computation in computersruns according to this number system. '1' in computer'scircuit mean on' and '0' mean off. So, the processerprocesses the data switching thecircuitson and off withthe help of binary calculations. So, binarynumber systemvery important for computer system.

What type of number system is hexadecimal number system?

The numbersystem with base 16 and has the characterfrom 0-9 and A-F in the number system is calledhexadecimal number system.

What type of number system is octal number system?

The number system with base 8 and has the characterfrom 0 to 7 used in the number system is calledoctal number system.

What is binary code?

Binary codes are the set of characters of numbers that arerepresented in binarynumber system, which areunique to represent the letters, numbers, etc. of computer system.

What is ASCII? What ASCII value of letter 'a' in decimal?

The unique binary numbers that represent each letters,numbers and other characters in the computer systemis known as ASCII.
The ASCII value of letter 'a' in decimal is 97.

Write the full-form of the following.

BIT: Binary Digits.

ASCII: American Standard Code for Information Interchange.

GB: Giga Byte.

MB: Mega Byte.