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Chapter 1: Problem 10

What do you call a tiny "switch" that can be set to either on or off?

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Answer: Bit (binary digit)

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Name of the tiny switch

The term for a tiny "switch" that can be set to either on or off is called a "binary digit" or more commonly known as "bit". A bit is the most fundamental unit of digital information, which can store either a 0 (off) or a 1 (on).

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