INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS
COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS
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Question
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Which one of these is commonly used to measure storage capacity
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bytes
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the number of text documents you can store on it
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hertz
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Mb/s
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Decimal units such as kilobyte (KB), megabyte (MB), and gigabyte (GB) are commonly used to express the size of data.
Detailed explanation-2: -Data storage capacities are measured in bytes, where each byte is actually a pattern of 8 bits. Each bit is represented by either a 1 or a 0 (on or off), also known as binary code. 1 byte can hold 1 character of data, e.g. “p” is 1 byte.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bit is an eighth of a byte* Byte: 1 Byte. Kilobyte: 1 thousand or, 1, 000 bytes. Megabyte: 1 million, or 1, 000, 000 bytes. Gigabyte: 1 billion, or 1, 000, 000, 000 bytes. Terabyte: 1 trillion, or 1, 000, 000, 000, 000 bytes. Petabye: 1 quadrillion, or 1, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000 bytes. More items •27-Mar-2009
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