Chapter 2: (Instructions- Language of the Computer) Flashcards
1
Q
most basic unit of information in a computer
A
bit
2
Q
group of 8 bits
A
byte
3
Q
what is a single bit held in
A
cell
4
Q
group of n bits
A
word
5
Q
common word length
A
32 bits
6
Q
assigns lower addresses to more significant bytes (leftmost)
A
Big-endian
7
Q
assigns lower addresses to less significant bytes (rightmost)
A
Little-endian
