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A byte (character) is the basic storage unit in memory.

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Basic storage unit in memory?

a bit.


What is the smallest unit of memory storage in a memory?

bit


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How many basic storage units of memory does a megabyte contain?

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What's the order of the basic memory processes in which information enters your memory system and is used later?

Encoding - storage - retrival.


Definition of mass-memory unit?

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