INFOTECH

 Computer Memory When a computer processes any operation, it needs to store the data and instructions temporarily.The computer stores this data and information in the memory. The memory chips on the motherboard in the computer CPU perform this function. This memory which is stored temporarily is called Primary Storage. A BYTE is a basic storage unit of a memory. The data and instructions all exist as Bytes. 1 BYTE consist of 8 BITS. A Bit is the smallest unit of information a computer can possess. For example:  11001100 = 1 Byte 00001000 = 1 Byte 011000001010101011111111 = 3 Byte 1010111100000011100001110001111010101111 = 5 Byte One Byte can store one character of information. A character can be a numbe, an alphabet or a symbol. For example '5', 'U', '+' each of the 3 characters are made of 1byte  each. Any name like, say [MANOJ KUMAR] consists of 11 characters (10 letters and 1 space) and so occupies memory space of 11 bytes inside a computer. Since computers ...