Data Sizes
Data is stored in Binary - all data sizes build up from there.
The smallest binary size is a bit. 1 bit is the space it takes to store a 1 or a 0.
Size Name | Equivalent | What you can fit in it. |
1 Bit | Store a single 1 or 0 (in binary) | |
A Nibble (started as a joke but is used) | 4 bits or half a bite | Four 1's or 0's |
1 Byte | 8 bits (2 nibbles) | Eight 1's or 0's, 1 letter using Ascii |
1 Kilobyte (1KB) | 1024 bytes | 128 letters or roughly 25 words (assuming no formatting) |
1 Megabyte (1MB) | 1024 KB or (1024 * 1024) bytes (1024^2) | Roughly 1 minute of a song saved as an MP3, a small jpg image |
1 Gigabyte (1GB) | 1024 MB or (1024 * 1024 * 1024) bytes (1024^3) | Roughly 8.5 mins of Netflix Ultra HD streaming, or 1 episode of standard quality, or 330 songs in MP3 format |
1 Terrabyte (1TB) | 1024 GB or 1024^4 Bytes | Roughly 310,000 photos (jpg) , 250 movies |
1 Petabyte (1PB) | 1024 TB | Roughly 2 months of non stop 1080P HD video. Steam delivers 16 PB of data to American Users each week |