Computer Data Representation

Many computers are referenced as 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit or 64-bit.

21. If a CPU made its calculations using a group of 4 bits together, we get a maximum value of _____ .

22. If we increase the numbers of bits the CPU uses to a grouping of 8 bits, we get a maximum value of _____.

23. If we increase the numbers of bits the CPU uses to a grouping of 16 bits, we get a maximum value of _____.

24. The above examples show that the larger the grouping of bits a CPU uses, the larger the values that it can directly calculate which means that not only larger numbers become available, but also mathematics will be more _____.

a. fast
b. accurate
c. correct
d. automatic