We all use computer and came across terms like bits,bytes,KB,MB,GB in terms of storage…..what are these and where do they come from??
Starting from the Number Forms :
Binary Form (only 2 digits) — 0,1
Octal Form (only 8 digits) — 0 to 7
Decimal Form (only 10 digits) — 0 to 9
HexaDecimal Form ( 10 digits and 6 characters) — 0 to 9,A=10,B=11,C=12,D=13,E=14,F=15
So if you see a number like 5de73 then its of hexadecimal form and each form can be converted to other forms.
each of these digits when converted to its consequent binary form, each binary digit occupy 1-bit in computer and with the increase of each bit or character you increase a bit, so here is the overview of storage
Bit = 1 Binary Digit
Nibble = 4 Bit
Byte = 8 Bit
Kilobyte = 1024 Byte
Megabyte = 1024 Kilobyte
Gigabyte = 1024 Megabyte
Terabyte = 1024 Gigabyte
Petabyte = 1024 Terabyte
Exabyte = 1024 Petabyte
Zettabyte = 1024 Exabyte
Yottabyte = 1024 Zettabyte
Brontobyte = 1024 Yottabyte
Geopbyte = 1024 Brontobyte
Saganbyte = 1024 Geopbyte
Pijabyte = 1024 Saganbyte
Alphabyte = 1024 Pijabyte
Kryatbyte = 1024 Alphabyte
Amosbyte = 1024 Kryatbyte
Pectrolbyte = 1024 Amosbyte
Bolgerbyte = 1024 Pectrolbyte
Sambobyte = 1024 Bolgerbyte
Quesabyte = 1024 Sambobyte
Kinsabyte = 1024 Quesabyte
Rutherbyte = 1024 Kinsabyte
Dubnibyte = 1024 Rutherbyte
Seaborgbyte = 1024 Dubnibyte
Bohrbyte = 1024 Seaborgbyte
Hassiubyte = 1024 Bohrbyte
Meitnerbyte = 1024 Hassiubyte
Darmstadbyte = 1024 Meitnerbyte
Roentbyte = 1024 Darmstadbyte
Coperbyte = 1024 Roentbyte
You will notice that 1024=210 and 2 represents binary form with only two digits 0 and 1 so the storage is always in the power of 2.