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A word in a computer is the native integer for that computer. In a 16 bit computer, a word is a 16 bit integer.
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∙ 10y agoIn computer terms, 16 bit refers data units that are 16 bits long. A bit is a basic unit of information that can be set to two different values, usually represented as 0 or 1.
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Explain the meaning of the sentence 8086 is a 16- bit computer?
The 8086 is called a 16-bit computer because its internal architecture is 16-bits. There are 8-bit operations, but the basic word size is 16-bits.
Why is 8088 processor described as a 16-bit processor?
because its word length is 16 bit
What does it mean for a computer to have a 16-bit processor?
When you say that a computer has a 16 bit processor, you mean that the fundamental data size of the accumulator and registers is 16 bits. Examples of 16 bit processors include the DEC PDP-11, the Intel 8086/8088, and the MODCOMP Classic, circa 1980.
In what year was the debut of the 16-bit machine in the US?
The first 16 bit computer in the US was the MIT vacuum tube computer Whirlwind in 1947 and was first operational on April 20, 1951.
How is a parity bit added to a four bit word?
A computer word is NOT 4 bits.In computing terms the base unit is a "bit" which can be set to "0" or "1"Then a group of 4 bits is called a "nibble"2 nibbles or 8 bits is called a "bite"next comes a computer "word" which can be 16, 32 or 64 bits, depending on the width of the computer's registers.A parity bit is used as the simplest form of error detecting code, a parity bit, or check bit, is a bit ADDED to any string of binary code to ensure that the total number of 1-bits in the string is even or odd.
What relates bit byte nibble and word?
A Byte is a unit of memory on a computer equaling 8 bits.A Word a fixed sized unit of memory on a computer handled as a unit by the instruction set or the hardware of the processor (it is an important characteristic of any specific processor design or computer architecture) it will normally be a multiple of bytes. Modern processors usually have a word size of 1, 2, 4, or 8 bytes - (8, 16, 32, or 64 bits).
Is the Commodore 64 a 16-Bit Machine or a 8-bit machine?
The Commodore 64 computer used 8-bit MOS Technology.
Difference between 8086 and 80386?
There are several differences between the 8086 and the 80386. Two notable differences: 1.) the 8086 is a 16 bit computer, while the 80386 is a 32 bit computer, and 2.) the 8086 does not support virtual addressing while the 80386 does.8086 is 8 bit processor and 80386 is 16 bit processor
What were the major changes in microcomputer software applications associated with the switch from 8 bit to 16 bit to 32 bit?
computer speed processor achivement
How many Terabytes of memory would a 40 bit address bus be able to address if the system word length was 8bits 16bits 32bits?
1TB is 240 bytes. It follows that a 40 bit address bus can address 1TB. Since 1TB is 1TB regardless of the system's word size, a 40 bit address bus can address 1TB on a computer with an 8 bit, a 16 bit, a 32 bit, or any other word size.
1 word equals how many bytes?
16 bit(eg : 01F8) is one word.
What is the largest decimal no that can be represented by a 16 bit binnary word?
(2 to the power of 16 ) - 1 = 65535
