title: Determining number of bytes in MIPS code segment
body: <p>So, I understand that MIPS runs as 32-bit and that words are 8 bits (4 bytes). </p>
  
  <p>If I have the following code,</p>
  
  <pre><code>.data
  
  .word 5
  
  .asciiz "Hi" 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I know that there is one word being stored and it must be 4 bytes, but how do I determine the number of bytes in the third line? I've asked my instructor for help but she keeps referencing me to the following example:</p>
  
  <pre><code>.asciiz "help"
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Apparently this is 5 bytes, but I'm not able to see how or why it is 5 bytes. I would appreciate some clarification, my instructor is reluctant to share techniques and I can't find information on this in my textbook</p>