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Computer Memory is a toughy to discribe as each term has at least three accepted definitions.

So here it goes, a bit about computer memory, in very basic terms...

For Processor and Virtual Storage

1 Bit = Binary Digit

8 Bits = 1 Byte

1024 Bytes = 1 Kilobyte

1024 Kilobytes = 1 Megabyte

1024 Megabytes = 1 Gigabyte

1024 Gigabytes = 1 Terabyte

1024 Terabytes = 1 Petabyte

1024 Petabytes = 1 Exabyte

1024 Exabytes = 1 Zettabyte

1024 Zettabytes = 1 Yottabyte

1024 Yottabytes = 1 Brontobyte

1024 Brontobytes = 1 Geopbyte

For Disk Storage

1 Bit = Binary Digit

8 Bits = 1 Byte

1000 Bytes = 1 Kilobyte

1000 Kilobytes = 1 Megabyte

1000 Megabytes = 1 Gigabyte

1000 Gigabytes = 1 Terabyte

1000 Terabytes = 1 Petabyte

1000 Petabytes = 1 Exabyte

1000 Exabytes = 1 Zettabyte

1000 Zettabytes = 1 Yottabyte

1000 Yottabytes = 1 Brontobyte

1000 Brontobytes = 1 Geopbyte

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Theres a pattern there, hopefully you managed to pick it up without having an anxiety attack?

Slightly More Detail About Processor and Virtual Storage.

Bit (b)

A bit is typically the smallest unit of memory in a computer.

Byte (B)

A Byte is equal to 8 Bits.

Kilobyt (KB)

A kilobyte is equal to 1024 Bytes.

Megabyte (MB)

A Magabyte is equal to 1024 Kilobytes. When computers first came into our lives years ago, we measured our new computers memory size in Megabytes.

Gigabyte (GB)

A Gigabyte is equal to 1024 Megabytes. These days, most new computers have processors that are at least 80GB

Terabyte (TB)

A Terabyte is equal to 1024 Gigabytes.

Petabytes

A Patebyte is equal to 1024 Terabytes.

Exabyte

A Exabyte is equal to 1024 Petabytes.

Zettabyte

A Zettabyte is equal to 1024 Exabytes.

Yottabyte

A Yottabyte is equal to 1024 Zettabytes

Brontobyte

A Briontobyte is equal to 1024 Yottabytes

Geopbyte

A Geopbyte is equal to 1024 Brontobytes

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