Scribd
Upload
37 views1 page

Computer Storage Units

A computer system consists of all hardware and software necessary for operation, including peripherals like monitors and printers. Data storage is organized in units from smallest to largest, starting with bits and progressing through bytes, kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes, terabytes, petabytes, exabytes, zettabytes, and yottabytes. Each larger unit typically holds 1,024 of the previous unit in binary math.

Uploaded by

Haruna Ibrahim
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
37 views1 page

Computer Storage Units

A computer system consists of all hardware and software necessary for operation, including peripherals like monitors and printers. Data storage is organized in units from smallest to largest, starting with bits and progressing through bytes, kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes, terabytes, petabytes, exabytes, zettabytes, and yottabytes. Each larger unit typically holds 1,024 of the previous unit in binary math.

Uploaded by

Haruna Ibrahim
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 1

Computer system: refers to all the hardware and software required for the computer

to work; this includes the computer itself plus the monitor, keyboard, mouse, printer
and any other peripherals needed.

Computer Storage units

Data Storage Units: Smallest to Largest


Data storage is usually defined using metric prefixes. Each larger unit can usually
hold 1,000 (or 1,024 in binary math) units of data from the level below, just like how
one kilometer is made up of one thousand meters. To understand how these units all
fit together, it can be helpful to look at data units from smallest to largest.

Data Storage Units


Bit 1 or 0
Byte 8 bits
Kilobyte 1024 bytes
Megabyte 1024 kilobytes
Gigabyte 1024 megabytes
Terabyte 1024 gigabytes
Petabyte 1024 terabytes
Exabyte 1024 petabytes
Zettabyte 1024 exabytes
Yottabyte 1024 zettabytes

You might also like