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In computers ,what is the smallest and basic unit of information storage?

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The smallest unit of data in a computer is called Bit (Binary Digit). A bit has a single binary value, either 0 or 1. In most computer systems, there are eight bits in a byte. The value of a bit is usually stored as either above or below a designated level of electrical charge in a single capacitor within a memory device.
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Amulya Marimadaiah
Amulya Marimadaiah 6 years ago
Byte should be the answer as bit is the smallest unit of data representation/computation in computer. When comes to storage, minimum amount of memory that can be used to store a single character (printable or non-printable) is a byte. You can not store any data in less than 1 byte in the computer.
Tohid Fahim
Tohid Fahim 7 years ago
Ans is byte
Mukta Garg
Mukta Garg 9 years ago
storage unit is byte
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