How come the number 255 is the maximum number used in computers & probably even more

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How come the number 255 is the maximum number used in computers & probably even more

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Because this is the largest number that can be represented with eight bits. In the same way that 999 is the maximum number you can write with only three places, 255 is the biggest number the computer can write with eight places.

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