2006-07-22 06:29:29 · 7 answers · asked by Kanye A 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
1 terabyte = 1024 gigabytes... though the name would suggest it SHOULD be 1000 gigabytes.
Here's why:
The NAMES for numbering system for measuring computer memory is based on the decimal system (base TEN), but since computers use base TWO, the naming system is not exactly correct.
For instance, "kilo" means "one thousand" (10 to the 3rd power), but is used to refer to 1024 bytes (2 to the 10th power)
In the same way each successive unit is named is if it were 1,000 times the previous one but actually is 1024 times its size.
Thus:
1024 bytes = 1 kilobyte
1024 kilobytes = 1 megabyte
1024 megabytes = 1 gigabyte
1024 gigabytes = 1 terabyte
(The following units are petabytes, exabytes, zettabytes, yottabytes.)
2006-07-22 15:52:17 · answer #1 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1 terabyte = 1 million megabytes
2006-07-22 06:33:05 · answer #2 · answered by Mark V 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 terabyte is equal to 1024 gigabytes. 1 gigabyte is equal to 1024 megabytes.
2006-07-22 06:33:13 · answer #3 · answered by Rick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a gigabyte is 1000 megabytes
a terabyte is 1000 gigabytes
2006-07-22 06:32:57 · answer #4 · answered by jeff s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a terabyte is the next step up from gigabyte - mega>million, giga>billion, tera>trillion
2006-07-22 06:33:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A terrabyte is 1024GB, roughly about 256 DVD's worth of digital computer information.
2006-07-22 06:33:40 · answer #6 · answered by wattsie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the size of my hard drive
2006-07-22 06:37:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋