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For Latin-based alphabets, normally one.
- The English alphabet and some special characters (period, comma, newline etc.) fits into 7 bits
- Most European alphabets (French, Swedish etc.) plus some more special characters (inverted quotes, copyright/euro/pound/yen symbols etc.) fit into 8 bits
- Non-Latin languages like Russian, Hebrew, Chinese etc. may need two, three or four bytes (16-32 bits) per character or symbol.
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What does a byte represent?
A byte represented of 8 bits
What is the difference between character and bit?
character is an 8bit word also known as 1 byte. where as bit is referred to single bit among those 8 bit in a 1 byte (or character).
How are characters sets and fonts represented in a computer system?
All code and data in a computer system is represented in binary. Characters are represented in a few different ways depending on the language. For the English language, the ASCII character set is perhaps the most common. Using this character set, normally each character is represented by 1 byte (8 bits (8 binary digits)). As an example, a value of 65 is used for A which in binary is 01000001.
Can a byte hold the value 500?
No. 1 byte = 8 bits. 5000 is represented as 110101110000110000. As the no. of binary digits is more then 8, so 500 cannot be represented in a byte.
How many colours can be represented in a byte?
One byte can represent 256 colours.
What is one digit called for short when using a computer?
In binary you mean it is called a bit while 8 digits is called a byte in an 8bit system. 16, 32 and 64 bits can also make a byte.
What usually represents one character of data?
A byte (usually 8 bits). An 8-bit byte allows up to 256 unique characters to be represented, more than enough to accommodate all the letters, digits and punctuation marks in the Latin alphabet.
Are bits in a byte?
if u bit a dik it past if u byte a dik its present tense.
Can a byte have 256 characters?
1 byte is 8 bits.
What are one byte letters?
1 byte = 8 bits. Computers only know two things. On (1) and off (0). This is known as binary. Computers use an 8bit binary system (00000000). The American Standrad Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) is an international code that notices that an 8bit character ASCI covers everything that you can type on a keyboard. Therefore a 1byte letter is A to Z.
What is the definition of byte?
A Byte is a set of 8 bits. a Bit is an on or an off represented by a 0 or a 1
Why is a byte significant?
A byte (8 bits) is significant because it holds one character of information. For example, one uppercase A or lowercase n, or a decimal digit. There are other characters like commas, spaces, etc. Each can be contained in one byte.
