Question

The smallest unit of measurement used for measuring data is _____.
1. Byte
2. Bit
3. Nibble
4. BCD

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Bit

The correct answer is Bit.

• Bit 
  • ​A bit or binary digit is the smallest unit of measurement used to quantify computer data.
  • It contains a single binary value of 0 or 1.
  • A single bit can define a boolean value of True(1) or False(0).
  • Generally, data transfer rates are measured in bits.
•  Binary Number System
  • ​It contains two unique digits 0s and 1s.
  • It is also known as the Base 2 system.
  • The binary numbers 0 and 1 are called a bit.
  • The computer always calculates input in binary form.
  • Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz developed the binary system

• Byte
  • ​A byte is a unit of digital information that most commonly consists of eight bits.
  • A byte is the number of bits used to encode a single character of text in the computer.
• Nibble 
  • ​A nibble is a four-bit aggregation or half an octet.
  • it is also known as half-byte or tetrad.
• BCD
  • ​In computing and electronic systems, binary-coded decimal is a class of binary encodings of decimal numbers where each digit is represented by a fixed number of bits.
  • It is implemented in the instruction set of machines.