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Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Identify the random variable in each distribution, and classify it as discrete or continuous. Explain your reasoning. the number of bytes in the memory of a computer a. discrete b. continuous

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a. discrete

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The number of bytes in the memory of a computer is a discrete random variable. This is because the memory size of a computer is measured in whole numbers of bytes (e.g., 1 byte, 2 bytes, etc.). You cannot have a fraction of a byte in the context of computer memory. Therefore, the number of bytes is countable and takes on whole number values.