Introduction to Programming using Python 1st Edition

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ISBN 10: 0132747189
ISBN 13: 978-0-13274-718-9

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Computers, Programs, and Python - Section 1.2 - What Is a Computer? - Check Point - MyProgrammingLab - Page 9: 1.5

Answer

bits and bytes are memory units

Work Step by Step

Computers understand only 0s and 1s. These 0s and 1s are interpreted as digits in the binary number system and are called $bits$ (binary digits). The minimum storage unit in a computer is a byte. A byte is composed of eight bits. A small number such as 3 can be stored as a single $byte$.
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