Difference between revisions of "Byte"

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A byte is the minimum amount of data that a computer can access. Usually this is 8 bits, but it may vary on some systems.

Multiples of bytes have different names:

1024 bytes = 1 KiloByte (KBytes or KB)
1024*1024 bytes = 1024 KB = 1 MegaByte (MBytes or MB)
1024*1024*1024 bytes = 1024*1024 KB = 1024 MB = 1 GigaByte (GBytes or GB)
1024*1024*1024*1024 bytes = 1024*1024*1024 KB = 1024*1024 MB = 1024 GB = 1 TeraByte (TBytes or TB)
1024*1024*1024*1024*1024 bytes = 1024*1024*1024*1024 KB = 1024*1024*1024 MB = 1024*1024 GB = 1024 TB = 1 PetaByte (PBytes or PB)
1024*1024*1024*1024*1024*1024 bytes = 1024*1024*1024*1024*1024 KB = 1024*1024*1024*1024 MB = 1024*1024*1024 GB = 1024*1024 TB = 1024 PB = 1 ExaByte (EBytes or EB)
1024*1024*1024*1024*1024*1024*1024 bytes = 1024*1024*1024*1024*1024*1024 KB = 1024*1024*1024*1024*1024 MB = 1024*1024*1024*1024 GB = 1024*1024*1024 TB = 1024*1024 PB = 1024 EB = 1 ZettaaByte (ZBytes or ZB)
1024*1024*1024*1024*1024*1024*1024*1024 bytes = 1024*1024*1024*1024*1024*1024*1024 KB = 1024*1024*1024*1024*1024*1024 MB = 1024*1024*1024*1024*1024 GB = 1024*1024*1024*1024 TB = 1024*1024*1024 PB = 1024*1024 EB = 1024 ZB = 1 YottaByte (YBytes or YB)

More information can be found at Wikipedia's byte artcile.

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	10241024102410241024102410241024 bytes = 1024102410241024102410241024 KB = 102410241024102410241024 MB = 10241024102410241024 GB = 1024102410241024 TB = 102410241024 PB = 1024*1024 EB = 1024 ZB = 1 YottaByte (YBytes or YB)		10241024102410241024102410241024 bytes = 1024102410241024102410241024 KB = 102410241024102410241024 MB = 10241024102410241024 GB = 1024102410241024 TB = 102410241024 PB = 1024*1024 EB = 1024 ZB = 1 YottaByte (YBytes or YB)

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