what stores a single character on a computer?

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what stores a single character on a computer?

2006-09-01 09:39:05 · 6 answers · asked by Sam B 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware

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that largely depends on the character encoding used. A single ascii character takes up a byte of space.

2006-09-01 09:40:43 · answer #1 · answered by knieveltech 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

byte...which is typically 8 bits. Although, used to be there was a 7 bit byte until it standardized to the 8. Each bit contains either a 0 or 1 ....hence the name b(inary) (dig)it.

2006-09-01 16:51:39 · answer #2 · answered by Kaia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

8 bits, 1 byte

2006-09-01 16:49:54 · answer #3 · answered by DarkWolf_1st 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

byte

2006-09-01 16:45:40 · answer #4 · answered by TigerLilly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

byte

2006-09-01 16:42:11 · answer #5 · answered by Jet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

you alredy got your answer, I just want the points!

2006-09-01 18:37:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋