1.7-1.9 Units of Measure and Number Systems

Question 1

what is a bit

Answer 1

a binary digit (1 or 0)
smallest unit of days in a computer

Question 2

what is a nibble

Answer 2

4 bits or 1/2 a byte
can be expressed as 1 hexadecimal digit

Question 3

what is a byte

Answer 3

8 bits
most computers use byte to represent a character such as a number or typographic symbol

Question 4

how many bytes in a kilobyte

Answer 4

1000 bytes

Question 5

how many bytes in a megabyte

Answer 5

1000000 bytes
1000 kilobytes

Question 6

how many bytes in a gigabyte

Answer 6

1000000000 bytes
1000 megabytes

Question 7

how many bytes in a terabyte

Answer 7

1000000000000
1000 gigabytes

Question 8

how many bytes in a petabyte

Answer 8

1000000000000000 bytes
1000 terabytes

Question 9

how many bytes in a kibibyte

Answer 9

1024 bytes

Question 10

how many bytes in a mebibyte

Answer 10

1024 kibibytes

Question 11

how many bytes in a gibibyte

Answer 11

1024 mebibytes

Question 12

how many bytes in a tebibyte

Answer 12

1024 gibibytes

Question 13

how many bytes in a pebibyte

Answer 13

1024 tebibytes

Question 14

which system is used more binary or metric

Answer 14

binary system of measurement is used more because the storage size is more accurate

Question 15

what base numbering is binary

Answer 15

base number 2

Question 16

what base number in denary

Answer 16

base number 10

Question 17

what base number is hexadecimal

Answer 17

base number 16