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A byte is a unit of measurement in information technology that corresponds to a data volume of 8 bits. The following table shows the exact meaning of the different decimal prefixes (Kilobyte, Megabyte,...) and binary prefixes (Kibibyte, Gibibyte, ...).
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| Kilobyte (kB) | 103 Byte = 1.000 Byte | Kibibyte (KiB) | 210 Byte = 1.024 Byte |
| Megabyte (MB) | 106 Byte = 1.000.000 Byte | Mebibyte (MiB) | 220 Byte = 1.048.576 Byte |
| Gigabyte (GB) | 109 Byte = 1.000.000.000 Byte | Gibibyte (GiB) | 230 Byte = 1.073.741.824 Byte |
| Terabyte (TB) | 1012 Byte = 1.000.000.000.000 Byte | Tebibyte (TiB) | 240 Byte = 1.099.511.627.776 Byte |
| Petabyte (PB) | 1015 Byte = 1.000.000.000.000.000 Byte | Pebibyte (PiB) | 250 Byte = 1.125.899.906.842.624 Byte |
| Exabyte (EB) | 1018 Byte = 1.000.000.000.000.000.000 Byte | Exbibyte (EiB) | 260 Byte = 1.152.921.504.606.846.976 Byte |
More information
- Byte (de.wikipedia.org)
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Author: Werner Fischer Werner Fischer, working in the Knowledge Transfer team at Thomas-Krenn, completed his studies of Computer and Media Security at FH Hagenberg in Austria. He is a regular speaker at many conferences like LinuxTag, OSMC, OSDC, LinuxCon, and author for various IT magazines. In his spare time he enjoys playing the piano and training for a good result at the annual Linz marathon relay.
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Translator: Alina Ranzinger Alina has been working at Thomas-Krenn.AG since 2024. After her training as multilingual business assistant, she got her job as assistant of the Product Management and is responsible for the translation of texts and for the organisation of the department.
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