Names of Pieces of Information Flashcards
1
Q
a bit
A
1 piece of information
2
Q
a byte
A
8 pieces of information
3
Q
a kilobyte
A
1 thousand bytes
4
Q
a megabyte
A
1 million bytes
5
Q
a gigabyte
A
1 billion bytes
6
Q
a terabyte
A
1 trillion bytes
7
Q
How would one convert the number of bytes something has to the number of bits something has?
A
One would multiply the number bytes something has by 8
