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DAVJ277 1.2.3
J277 GCSE CS 1.2.3 UNITS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a Bit? | A single Binary digit. 0 or 1 |
| What is a Nibble? | 4 bits Half a byte. |
| What is a Byte? | 8 bits Can represent one character using ASCII. |
| What is a Kilobyte? KB | 1000 bytes 8000 bits. Remember kilo means thousand. |
| What is a Megabyte? MB | 1000 kilobytes 1,000,000 bytes. 8,000,000 bits Remember mega means million. |
| What is a Gigabyte? GB | 1000 megabytes 1,000,000,000 bytes. 8,000,000,000 bits Remember giga means billion. |
| How many bytes are there in 2 megabytes? | 2,000,000 bytes in 2 megabytes |
| How many bits are there in a byte? | 8 bits |
| What is a terabyte | 1000 gigabytes 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. 8,000,000,000,000 bits Remember tera is a million, million. |
| What is a petabyte | 1000 terabytes 1,000,000,000,000,000 bytes. 8,000,000,000,000,000 bits. Remember peta is a thousand million, million. |
| Put these data storage units into ascending order: Gigabyte, byte, terabyte, bit, megabyte, nibble, petabyte, kilobyte | Bit Nibble Byte Kilobyte Megabyte Gigabyte, Terabyte, Petabyte |