word size ?

[x35Agent]

Can someone here explain word size to me. It is something I never really grasped.

[Banti]

Do you mean words as in computers?
Like four bytes to a word?

Or something completely different?


Banti

[Ultima]

I believe it takes 8 bits, or 1byte, to make a mark or sign.

So, if ya would make an a, it would take 1 byte.
Every letter or number is build up from a binary code, excisting of 1's and 0's.

At least, that is what I've been told.

Pim

[jl123]

Yeah i've been told the same. 8 bits(1 byte)per charecter. http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

~Joel(jl123)

[Ultima]

Hey Joel,

I guess it is true what they say!!!

GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE!!! HAHAHAHA

Well, at least I hope so.LOL

Pim

[x35Agent]

Yeah That is what I am looking for but isn't there more to the whole word size thing and also binary hexadecimal all that stuff I read a book a few weeks ago and they went into a good bit of detail but I still did not get it I think it was my Aplus book but am unsure since I have read so many
I got the whole 8bits makes 1bite makes on character on the screen type of thing but what is WORD SIZE

[jad1097]

Does this (http://wings.buffalo.edu/courses/sp99/cse/101a/c2/c2-4/sld002.htm) answer you question?

OR (http://www.cob.niu.edu/faculty/m10rle1/chpt6/tsld034.html)

Or (http://burks.bton.ac.uk/burks/foldoc/95/119.htm)

The number of bits that a CPU can process at one time. Processors with many different word sizes have existed though powers of two (8, 16, 32, 64) have predominated for many years. A processor's word size is often equal to the width of its external data bus though sometimes the bus is made narrower than the CPU (often half as many bits) to economise on packaging and circuit board costs.

If you do a search on "word size" you will find many links.