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How many values can a single byte represent?

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1

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A single byte consists of 8 bits, each of which can be either a 0 or a 1. Since each bit has two possible states, the total number of unique combinations is $2^8$, which equals 256 possible values (ranging from 0 to 255).

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IEEE Computer Society ↗World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) ↗

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