COMPUTERS, AI, CYBERNETICS UNITS A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z                    HOME ABOUT CATEGORIES SITE MAP COPYRIGHT ADVERTISE CONTACT entire Web this site byte A series of bits, usually eight in number, used in computers to represent a character. Half a byte is sometimes called a "nibble." A kilobyte is approximately one thousand bytes. Because computers use a binary number system, a kilobyte is precisely 210 or 1,024 bytes. A megabyte is approximately one million bits. It is precisely 220 bits, or 1,048,576 bits. A gigabyte is approximately one billion bytes. It is precisely 230 or 1,073,741,824 bytes. A terabyte is approximately one trillion bytes. It is precisely 240 or 1,099,511,627,776 bytes. Related categories    • COMPUTERS, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND CYBERNETICS    • UNITS Also on this site: Encyclopedia of Alternative Energy & Sustainable Living Encyclopedia of History Transport Concepts & Designs (partner site) BACK TO TOP