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As quoted from Google Books, "Word size refers to the number of bits that a microprocessor can manipulate at one time."
A word typically refers to a 16-bit quantity, where 32-bits is called a longword.
The largest number of bits a CPU can process is word size. A CPU's Word Size is the largest number of bits the CPU can process in one operation.
No, computers have been built with as few as 1 bit in a word to 72 bits in a word and architectures have been proposed with as many as 256 bits in a word.
The term that refers to the number of bits that can be processed at one time is called "word size." Word size is a crucial characteristic of a computer's architecture, indicating how much data the CPU can handle in a single operation. It influences the performance and capabilities of the system, affecting everything from memory addressing to processing speed. Common word sizes include 32-bit and 64-bit architectures.
A person will not be able to know which answer lists the correct number of bits without knowing what the answer choices are. In order to know which of the answers is correct the answer options should be given.
word size
The term is used to describe the number of bits that a CPU can access at one time is bit rate. This is also written as a bitrate and uses the variable R.
The word "INPUTS" consists of 7 characters. Each character in a standard ASCII encoding typically uses 8 bits, so to calculate the total number of bits, you would multiply 7 characters by 8 bits per character, resulting in 56 bits. Therefore, the word "INPUTS" is represented using 56 bits in ASCII.
Its called Word Size :)
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