A ____ is a unit of data containing a fixed number of bytes or bits and can be loosely defined as the amount of data a CPU processes at one time.
A) block
B) unit
C) word
D) pixel

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A word is a unit of data with a fixed number of bytes (usually 2, 4, or 8) that a CPU can process at one time. It is commonly used to describe the amount of data that can be transferred between the CPU and memory in one operation. Blocks and pixels are also units of data, but they don't necessarily have a fixed size and are not typically used to describe the amount of data processed by a CPU. "Unit" is too generic and doesn't specifically refer to a fixed amount of data.

A ____ Is a Unit of Data Containing a Fixed