Units Flashcards

1
Q

What is the order of data sizes from smallest to largest?

A

Bit, Nibble, Byte, Kilobyte, Megabyte, Gigabyte, Terabyte, Petabyte

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2
Q

What is a nibble equal to?

A

4 bits

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3
Q

What is a byte equal to?

A

8 bits

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4
Q

What is a kilobyte equal to?

A

1024 bits

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5
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What is a megabyte equal to?

A

1024 KB

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6
Q

What is a gigabyte equal to?

A

1024 MB

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7
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What is a terabyte equal to?

A

1024 GB

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8
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What is a petabyte equal to?

A

1024 TB

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9
Q

What 2 values can be represented by 1 bit?

A

1 and 0

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10
Q

Give an example of a byte in binary?

A

01001101

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11
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How many bytes does a single keyboard character take up of storage?

A

1 byte

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12
Q

What size usually are small images?

A

A few tens of kilobytes

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13
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What size are MP3 music track usually?

A

3-5 MB

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14
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What is the size of a typical high definition film?

A

5GB

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15
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What are modern hard disks measured in?

A

TBs

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16
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Why is binary important?

A

It is the only type of data a computer can handle