Question

What is the minimum size of a data type, in bytes, to be impacted by system endianness. (Whole numbers only)

Answer 1

The minimum size of a data type is 2 bytes to be impacted by the endianness system.

Explanation:

The endianness system store the Least Significant Byte and Most Significant Byte at the lowest address or greatest address as per the technique used.

Little Endian Technique:

The lower part is loaded into LSB and the higher part is loaded into MSB.

Big Endian Technique:

The lower part is loaded into MSB and the higher part is loaded into LSB.

If the size of the data type is one byte then there is no use of the endianness system.

So, two bytes is the minimum size of a data type that is impacted by the endianness system.