1.7 - Units of Measurement

Question 1

What is a bit (b)?

Answer 1

1 binary digit (0 or 1)

Question 2

What is a nibble?

Answer 2

4 bits

Question 3

What is a byte (B)?

Answer 3

8 bits / 2 nibbles

Question 4

What do the metric prefixes of;
Kilo (K)
Mega (M)
Giga (G)
Tera (T)
Peta (P)
increase by?

Answer 4

Increments of 1000 multiplied
(1,000 - 1,000,000 - 1,000,000,000 etc…)

Question 5

What do the binary prefixes of;
Kibi (Ki)
Mebi (Mi)
Gibi (Gi)
Tebi (Ti)
Pebi (Pi)
increase by?

Answer 5

Increments of 1024 multiplied
(in other terms 2 to the power of 10 - 20 - 30 etc…)