The smallest unit of information in a computer system can have only one of two values, zero or one, and is referred to as a(n):
A)Field
B)Record
C)Byte
D)Bit

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The smallest unit of information in a computer system is called a bit, which can have only one of two values, either 0 or 1. A byte is a group of eight bits, a field is a unit of data that represents a specific attribute of an entity, and a record is a collection of fields that represent an entity in a database. Therefore, the best choice is D.

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