What is the maximal decimal number that can be accommodated
in a byte?
a) 128
b) 256
c) 255
d) 512

Answer Posted / swathi

255.
byte = 8 bits of information
So max value of byte is 11111111.
Converting it into decimal gives
2^7 + 2^6 + 2^5 + 2^4 + 2^3 + 2^2 + 2^1 + 2^0 = 255

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