Why is a char and a bool the same size in c++?

Question

I\'m reading The C++ Programming Language. In it Stroustrup states that sizeof(char) == 1 and 1 <= sizeof(bool). The specifics depend

Answer 1

It takes the same space, because the smallest amount of space you can write in memory is a single byte. Both values are stored in a byte. Although you theoretically only need 1 bit to signify a boolean value, you still have to have a whole byte to store the value.