What is the function or purpose of Byte?
Difficulty: Easy
About this MCQ
This Easy Computer Fundamentals question asks: What is the function or purpose of Byte? The correct choice is B. A unit of digital information consisting of 8 bits.. Read the options below, commit to one, then use the explanation to see why that choice holds and why the others do not.
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- A. Non-volatile memory that stores firmware and cannot be easily rewritten.
Why not A: “Non-volatile memory that stores firmware and cannot be easily rewritten.” does not fit this question. The answer is A unit of digital information consisting of 8 bits..
- B. A unit of digital information consisting of 8 bits. ✓
- C. Volatile memory used to store data and instructions currently being processed by the CPU.
Why not C: “Volatile memory used to store data and instructions currently being processed by the CPU.” does not fit this question. The answer is A unit of digital information consisting of 8 bits..
- D. A computer design model in which program instructions and data share the same memory.
Why not D: “A computer design model in which program instructions and data share the same memory.” does not fit this question. The answer is A unit of digital information consisting of 8 bits..
Correct answer
B. A unit of digital information consisting of 8 bits.
Explanation
A unit of digital information consisting of 8 bits. is the value that answers “What is the function or purpose of Byte” (option B). Option A (Non-volatile memory that stores firmware and cannot be easily rewritten.) does not fit this question. Option C (Volatile memory used to store data and instructions currently being processed by the CPU.) does not fit this question. Option D (A computer design model in which program instructions and data share the same memory.) does not fit this question. For this Computer Fundamentals question, the accepted answer is A unit of digital information consisting of 8 bits..
Source: Computer Fundamentals Official Reference Guide
Tags: Computer Basics, computer science, IT fundamentals, hardware and software
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