FC0-U71 Tech Concepts and Terminology Practice Question
Which of the following describes a nibble?
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4 bits
A nibble is half a byte, or 4 bits.
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4 bits
Why this is correct
Correct: a nibble is 4 bits.
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8 bits
Why it's wrong here
8 bits is a byte, not a nibble.
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16 bits
Why it's wrong here
16 bits is 2 bytes, not a nibble.
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2 bytes
Why it's wrong here
2 bytes is 16 bits, not a nibble.
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