How Bits and Bytes Work
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Type your answer in BOLD (underline the fill in the blanks)
1. What is a digit?
2. The decimal system uses a base of _____.
3. The binary system uses a base of _____.
4. Why do computers use a base-2 system?
5. What is a BIT?
6. What is a byte?
7. What is the number range that a byte can represent?
8. Using 2 bytes (like a CD) what is the new sample range?
9. What system or set is used to represent characters in computers? (Do a quick Google search to find out what that acronym stands for)
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