Question

A binary digit is the smallest unit of data that can be stored by a computer. True or false.​

Answer 1

Above statement is true

Answer 2

True, binary is the smallest unit of data that can be stored by a computer.

• The binary system that we come to know now was invented by Gottfried Leibniz in 1689.

• The binary system as the name suggest has only 2 digits i.e. 0 and 1.

• The other common system that is used by the computer are octal (0-7), decimal (0 -9 ), and hexadecimal (0-15).

• It is also referred to as the Machine language as it represents the most basic level of information stored in the computer memory in form of bits and bytes.