Correct Answer: eight bits

Solution : The correct answer is eight bits .

Computer is an electronic device which understands only binary language i.e. 0 and 1. 1 byte consists of 8 bits and 1024 bytes together to form 1 kilobyte or 1 kB. The unit of memory is as follows-

• 1 Byte - 8 bits
• 1 kilobyte (KB) - 1024 bytes
• 1 Megabyte (MB) - 1024 KB
• 1 Gigabyte (GB) - 1024 MB
• 1 Terabyte (TB) - 1024 GB
• 1 Petabyte (PB) - 1024 TB