storage unit Flashcards

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1
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what is a storage unit?

A

a storage unit is a the measure of the amount of data that can be stored in a computer

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2
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bit

A

a single binary digit (1 or 0)

2^0

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3
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nibble

A

a group of four bits

2^2

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4
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byte

A

8 bits

2^3

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5
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kilobyte

A

1024 bytes

2^10

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6
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megabyte

A

1024 KB

2^20

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7
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gigabyte

A

2^30

1024 MB

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8
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terabyte

A

2^40

1024 GB

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9
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petabyte

A

1024 TB

2^50

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10
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exabyte

A

1024 PB

2^60

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11
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zettabyte

A

2^70

1024 EB

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12
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yottabyte

A

2^80

1024 ZB

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