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4) Why not store data using only the minimum number of bits necessary for each piece of data? Please help !
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4) Why not store data using only the minimum number of bits necessary for each

piece of data?
Please help !

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Integers are commonly stored using a word of memory, which is 4 bytes or 32 bits, so integers from 0 up to 4,294,967,295 (232 - 1) can be stored.

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