2007-07-03 10:30:45 · 4 answers · asked by ? 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
This refers to how much data the processor is designed to handle. Computers operate in bits. Each bit is a 1 or a 0. This is known as binary counting( as a opposed to decimal which is the standard 10 base counting that we all learned in school). So eight bits looks something like this 10010101 eight digits consisting of either a 1 or a 0. Most stats and scores etc are often limited in systems that are built on 8 bit systems. Most systems now are 32 bit standard and 64 bit is out there and becoming more common.
BTW the number in binary above represents the number 149.
2007-07-03 10:43:49 · answer #1 · answered by grishnak 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hi. You have a good answer above. The chip is limited to 256 numbers (0 to 255) (00000000 = 0, 11111111 = 256) so it takes much longer to process commands at the machine level.
2007-07-03 17:56:30 · answer #2 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the meaning 8-bit refers to how many colors the nes can use
2007-07-03 17:38:02 · answer #3 · answered by Joe Willson 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it refers to the chip set architecture.
2007-07-03 17:36:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋