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Detailed explanation-1: -Tera-means 1, 000, 000, 000, 000; a Terabyte is a trillion bytes. Peta-means 1, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000; a Petabyte is 1, 000 Terabytes. Exa-means 1, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000; an Exabyte is 1, 000 Petabytes. Zetta-means 1, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000; a Zettabyte is 1, 000 Exabytes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tera-is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “one trillion.” It is often used in terms of measurement. In terms from computer science, such as terabyte, tera-means 240-which equals, well, a huge number. Tera-comes from the Greek téras, meaning “monster.” Yes, “monster.” Discover more at our entry for terato-.