Question

$8$ bits form

• A. 1 byte
• B. 1 diction
• C. 1 nibble
• D. 1 binary

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Bits and bytes are related to binary number system.
The number system with base (or radix) $2$ is - known as the binary number system.
Only two symbols are used to represent number in this system and these are $0$ and $1$.
These are known as bits.
This system has the minimum base ($0$ is not possible and $1$ is not useful).
It is a positional system, ie, every position is assigned a specific weight.
In the binary number system, a group of four bits is known as a nibble, and a group of eight bits is known as a byte.
Some of the other commonly used number systems are octal and hexadecimal point. These number systems are widely used in digital systems like microprocessors, logic circuits, computers etc.