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    Why the variable bool is implemented as 8 bits ? 1 or 0 can we say it with 1 bit? or the minimum size the system can allocate comes in "Bytes" ? :~

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      Why the variable bool is implemented as 8 bits ? 1 or 0 can we say it with 1 bit? or the minimum size the system can allocate comes in "Bytes" ? :~

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      Astricks wrote:

      the minimum size the system can allocate comes in "Bytes"

      Yes, the smallest unit that the computer can store in memory is a BYTE. Although you can work with bits if you use the bitwise operators.


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