What is the size of a single word?
Correct answer: B. 16
- A. 8
- B. 16
- C. 32
- D. 64
Explanation
The term "word" in computer architecture refers to the number of bits that a processor can handle at a time. While there can be variations, the most common word sizes today are 8, 16, 32, and 64 bits.Therefore, the most common size of a single word is (b) 16 bits.
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