Nibble
What Nibble means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for OCR, Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Nibble
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Reference: OCR
A group of 4 bits, useful because one hexadecimal digit represents exactly one nibble.
A group of four binary bits, which each hex digit stands for.
Exactly 4 bits, so that a byte of 8 bits equals two nibbles.
Topics that use Nibble
- Data storage (OCR GCSE)
- Units (OCR GCSE)
- Data storage and compression (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Analogue to digital conversion
- Base 16 place value
- Bit depth
- Capacity calculation
- Character set
- Colour depth
- Discarded carry
- Duration
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