Which of the following is not true about a computer byte? A) It is made up of 8 bits. B) Each letter of the alphabet is stored in one byte. C) It can either be a 1 or a 0. D) Special characters (like an asterisk) are stored in one byte.

Computer byte is a collection of eight bits of data. Computers are electronic or digital devices that communicats usinv bits of data. The bits can be converted to byte and kilobytes, megabytes etc, to promote the speed of communication between the components of digital devices. A each bit position of a byte represents a decimal value. A byte combination can represent a word, number or a special character.

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Using bit and byte concepts, it is found that the answer to this question, that is, the false statement is:

C) It can either be a 1 or a 0.

Concepts:

A bit assumes two values, either 0 or 1.
A byte is composed by 8 bits, thus, statement A is correct.
In the ASC-II table, each letter of the alphabet, both lower and upper case, is represented by an 8-bit number, that is, an byte, and thus, statement B is correct.
The ASC-II table also has representation for special characters, like an asterisk, and thus, statement D is correct.
As for statement C, it is a bit that can either be 1 or a 0, not a byte, and thus, this is the correct answer.

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