Data units and bits
and bytes
A bit is smallest
unit in data, 1 bit = one binary digit 0 or 1
For
Processing or virtual
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1 bit
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=
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One binary digit (0 or
1) |
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1 nibble
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=
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4 bit
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1 byte
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=
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8 bit
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1024 bytes
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1 KB (Kilobyte)
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1024 KB
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1 MB (Megabyte)
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1024 MB
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1 GB (Gigabyte)
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1024 GB
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1 TB (Terabyte)
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1024 TB
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1 PB (Petabyte)
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1024 PB
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1 EB (Exabyte)
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1024 EB
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1 ZB (Zettabyte)
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1024 ZB
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=
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1 YB (Yottabyte)
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1024 YB
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1 BB (Brontobyte)
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1024 BB
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1 GB (Geopbyte)
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For
Storage
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1 bit
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=
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One binary digit (0 or
1) |
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1 nibble
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=
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4 bit
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1 byte
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=
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8 bit
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1000 bytes
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1 KB (Kilobyte)
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1000 KB
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=
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1 MB (Megabyte)
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1000 MB
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=
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1 GB (Gigabyte)
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1000 GB
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1 TB (Terabyte)
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1000 TB
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=
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1 PB (Petabyte)
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1000 PB
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=
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1 EB (Exabyte)
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1000 EB
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=
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1 ZB (Zettabyte)
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1000 ZB
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=
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1 YB (Yottabyte)
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1000 YB
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=
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1 BB (Brontobyte)
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1000 BB
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1 GB (Geopbyte)
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