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8-BIT MICROCOMPUTER [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computers and Calculators
CONT

The 8-bit microcomputer operates on pieces of data [that] are 8 bits long. For example[,] a memory location might hold the number 100 in decimal, but it is stored internally in the form of an 8-bit binary number.

Key term(s)
  • 8 bit microcomputer
  • 8-bit micro-computer
  • 8 bit micro-computer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ordinateurs et calculateurs
Key term(s)
  • micro-ordinateur 8-bits
  • microordinateur 8 bits
  • microordinateur 8-bits

Spanish

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