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Converting Standard UnitsConverting measurements of length, area, volume, mass and time from one unit to another. |
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The SI value (for example 1 kB = 1000 bytes) is used in these questions rather than the binary value. Click the Help tab above for more information.
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These digital 'units of information' describe the capacity of standard data storage. You may have come across them when reading about the specifications of a computer or the speed of a wifi connection.
The basic unit is the byte (equal to eight bits) and is the amound of storage needed to store one character (a letter, punctuation mark or number).
The SI prefixes use powers of ten nearest the multiples of ten power of two of the binary values. The SI units make calculations much easier to do mentally.
| Symbol | Name | SI value | Binary value | Size difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | byte | 8 bits | 8 bits | |
| kB | kilobyte | 103 = 1000 bytes | 210 = 1024 bytes | 2.40% |
| MB | megabyte | 106 bytes | 220 bytes | 4.86% |
| GB | gigabyte | 109 bytes | 230 bytes | 7.37% |
| TB | terabyte | 1012 bytes | 240 bytes | 9.95% |
| PB | petabyte | 1015 bytes | 250 bytes | 12.59% |
| EB | exabyte | 1018 bytes | 260 bytes | 15.29% |
| ZB | zettabyte | 1021 bytes | 270 bytes | 18.06% |
| YB | yottabyte | 1024 bytes | 280 bytes | 20.89% |
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