A 32-bit-word computer can access ________.
A)2 bytes at a time
B)16 bytes at a time
C)4 bytes at a time
D)8 bytes at a time

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A 32-bit word computer means that each memory location or register can store 32 bits or 4 bytes of data. Therefore, the computer can access 4 bytes (or 32 bits) at a time. Option A is incorrect because it suggests that the computer can only access 2 bytes at a time, which is half of a word. Option B is incorrect because it suggests that the computer can access 16 bytes at a time, which is four times more than the word size. Option D is incorrect because it suggests that the computer can access 8 bytes at a time, which is double the word size.

A 32-Bit-Word Computer Can Access ________