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Why a byte is equal to 8 bits?
IBM created the word "byte" on the Stretch Project. It was a variable length data element originally defined as 1 to 16 bits in length. Most computers of the time used characters that were 6 bits in length, but this allowed only for uppercase letters. Because the byte was to be used for binary bits (1 bit in length), decimal digits in arithmetic (4 bits in length), baudot characters used by teletypes of the time (5 bits in length), standard characters (6 bits in length), various extended characters with both uppercase & lowercase letters as well as foreign language characters if needed (up to 16 bits in length), and other sizes for special applications; the variable length feature of the byte was seen as essential for orthogonality in the instruction set for all data elements smaller than a full 64 bit binary word.Unfortunately as the project proceeded and architectural and instruction set decisions were being finalized, it was realized that there were not enough bits available in the instruction words that processed byte data for a length field for the full range of 1 to 16 bits. The decision was made to use a smaller length field and reduce the range to 1 to 8 bits. This should still be adequate for everything from binary bits to decimal digits to extended characters, the lost range did not bother the potential customers. Bytes could span the boundaries between 64 bit words (i.e. start in one word and finish in the next).The finished machine, the IBM 7030 Stretch, was delivered in 1961. However it had performance problems and IBM discontinued the model when the original 9 orders had been filled without taking anymore orders.When IBM began work on what was to become the System 360 family of compatible computers, they decided to include the concept of the "byte" but decided that making it variable length as it was in the 7030 added too much circuit complexity and cost which would be unacceptable in lower end models of the 360. IBM decided to use the maximum size of the 7030 byte (8 bits) as the size in the System 360, also bytes had to all be aligned on byte boundaries with the full 32 bit binary word to further simplify the addressing circuits.The resulting family of computers were announced in 1964, with initial models beginning delivery in 1965.Other computer manufacturers soon started copying IBM and began using the byte in their machines and the 8 bit byte became a defacto industry standard.
A central issue of public sharing is how?
How much information we share.
Was Betsy Ross related to Abigail Adams?
They could've met at the store, but they would be in to much of a hurry to stop and gossip.
Why was the information recorded in the Domesday Book important to William the Conqueror?
So that he knew how much to tax people depending on how much land they owned and how much money they were making.
How much does King George iii weight?
His biography doesn’t tell us that information.
How much information can be stored in 1 byte of an IBM PC compatible?
One byte of information is … one byte … regardless of where it is stored.
How much memory is required to store a 'character' and how much is required to store a 'string'?
a character/byte as defined in the C programming language is one byte (8 bits). A string can be as short as one byte and can be as long as the physical memory limits can contain it.
How much information can be stored on a megabyte?
A 20 megabyte hard drive can store 20 megabytes. A megabyte is one million bytes; a byte is a unit of digital information.
How much space is left if you store 1.69 byte in 2 megabyte?
199998.31 bytes or 1.9999831 megabytes
How much is a bit in terms of byte?
There are 8 bits in a byte.
What is the biggest byte in computer terminology?
the biggest you'll see in a store is terabytes, but i think the biggest possible is a yottabyte (idk how much it is)
2298980 Kilo Byte how much Mega Byte?
About 2245.09765625 mb
How much is byte convert to bits?
8 bits in one byte
How much store credit does gamestop give for an 80 GB PS3 that isn't backwards compatible?
not enough
How much of mega byte equal to giga byte?
1024 MB equal to 1 GB
How much information can a CD store?
700 MB
How much space is 48 mega bytes?
KB = Kilo(1000)byte A KB of data can hold 2^10 =1024 Bytes of Information
