2.1 Units of data storage and binary numbers Flashcards
1
Q
What do 1s and 0s represent?
A
Binary
2
Q
What is a group of 8 bits called?
A
A byte
3
Q
A single 1 or 0 is called what?
A
A binary digit or bit
4
Q
What is four bits or half a byte called?
A
A nibble
5
Q
What is the smallest addressable unit of memory in a computer?
A
The byte
6
Q
What is 1000 bytes equivalent to?
A
Kilobyte
7
Q
Put theses units of memory in the ascending order:
kilobyte, gigabyte, petabyte, megabyte, terabyte.
A
kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, terabyte, petabyte
8
Q
What unit of memory does internal memory often use?
A
kibibyte
9
Q
How many bytes make up 1Kib?
A
1024
