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As originally defined by IBM on the Stretch project one byte is a group of bits of whatever length was needed to store one character of the current character set, this was originally specified to be anything from 4 to 16 bits, but was reduced in the actual machine to 4 to 8 bits due to implementation issues.
When IBM designed the System/360 they decided to fix the byte at 8 bits to save costs and hardware.
When byte mode was added by Univac to the 1100 series, they defined the byte at 9 bits because they had a 36 bit word.
Generally now the industry considers a byte to be 8 bits.
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One character of data is stored as one?
byte
How bits are in a byte?
Eight bits are in one byte
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 many nibbles are there in a byte?
2 nibbles are in one byte
How many bits for each pixel in true color format?
24 bits/pixel: one byte for red, one byte for green, one byte for blue.
Why does the letter A take up one byte?
A byte is the smallest unit of storage. Mostly anything you do can take up a byte.
What do you call an amount of data equal to 8 bits?
8 Bits is one Byte. Half of a byte (4 bits) is a nibble.
How much is byte convert to bits?
8 bits in one byte
Are bits in a byte?
if u bit a dik it past if u byte a dik its present tense.
How many colours can be represented in a byte?
One byte can represent 256 colours.
How many alphanumeric characters are stored within one byte?
A byte is a sequence of 8 zeroes or ones in a binary system, which is known as a bit. One byte can store one alphanumeric character.
What are one byte two byte and three byte Instructions?
One-byte, two-byte, and three-byte instructions refer to the length of the machine code instructions in computer architecture. A one-byte instruction typically consists of a single byte, which can represent a simple operation or command. Two-byte instructions may include an operation code (opcode) and an operand, while three-byte instructions often contain an opcode and two operands, allowing for more complex operations. The length of these instructions affects the instruction set architecture and the efficiency of the CPU in executing commands.
