Data units conversion
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 210 | 211 | 212 | 213 |
1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 64 | 128 | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 2048 | 4096 | 8192 |
Name | Symbol | Value |
bit | b | 1b = 0, 1b = 1 |
byte | B | 1B = 8b |
kilobyte | KB | 1KB = 1024B = 210B = 1024*8b = 8192b = 213b |
megabyte | MB | 1MB = 1024KB = 210KB = 220B = 220*23 = 223b |
gigabyte | GB | 1GB = 1024MB = 210MB = 210*210*210 = 230B*23 = 233b |
terabyte | TB | 1TB = 1024GB = 243b |
petabyte | PB | 1PB = 1024TB |
... | ... | ... |
1MB = 8Mb (megabits)
1GB = 8Gb (gigabits)
32768B = 215B = 215*23 = 218b
218b / 210 = 28Kb (kilobits)
28Kb / 210 = 2-2Mb (megabits)
2-2Mb / 210 = 2-12 Gb (gigabits)
0,25TB = 2Tb = 21*210 = 211Gb
2048GB = 211GB = 211*210*210 = 231KB
Exercise 1. How long will it take to download a 1GB file with a 300Mb/s constant link?
1GB = 1024MB = 8192Mb
8192/300 = 27,3s
Exercise 2. Can we save 250 800KB files on a 32GB pendrive?
32GB = 25*210 = 215MB*210 = 225KB = 33554432KB
33554432/800 ≈ 41943
Answer: Yes, we can.