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SSC CHSL 2019 PYQ — Question 50

SSC CHSL - 9th July 2019 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q50

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_______ is the smallest unit of data in a computer.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Bit.

What is a bit?     
  • A bit (short for binary digit) is the smallest unit of data in a computer.
  • A bit has a single binary value, either 0 or 1.
  • Although computers usually provide instructions that can test and manipulate bits, they generally are designed to store data and execute instructions in bit multiples called bytes.
  • 1 Kilobyte = 1024 Bytes
  • 1 Megabyte = 1024 Kilobytes
  • 1 Gigabyte = 1024 Megabytes
  • 1 Terabyte = 1024 Gigabytes