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Paper 2 · November 2015 · Computer Terminology

A group of 8 bits that represents a single character, such as 0101 0110, is known as a...

Akilobyte

Bbyte

Cbit

Dnibble

Explanation

A byte is a group of 8 bits that represents a character, e.g. 0101 0110.

Derived from ZIMSEC Computer Studies 7014/2 Paper 2, November 2015, Q1

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