When 8 bits are combined, the resulting unit of storage is known by which of the following names?

Q. When 8 bits are combined, the resulting unit of storage is known by which of the following names?
Answer: Byte
Notes: The byte is a unit of digital information that most commonly consists of eight bits. The term byte was coined by Werner Buchholz in June 1956.The term octet is used to specify a size of eight bits.

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