Everything you need to know about Terabytes, Gigabytes, Petabytes and Other Storage Metric terms.
Without a doubt, one of the more common technology questions we get asked about surround those data storage metrics, like terabytes, gigabytes, petabytes, megabytes, etc.
You've probably heard most of the terms before, but do you know what they mean?
How many gigabytes are in a terabyte? What does one terabyte actually mean in the real world?
These are all things you need to know before you buy a hard drive or memory card, choose a tablet based on the memory it has, etc.
Our technology has progressed very far in the last decade or so, and with so much memory space available, it’s hard to really appreciate how much data capacity we have. Keep reading to find out just how big a gigabyte, a terabyte, and a petabyte are.
The Byte Table:
Here it all is together, which helps to illustrate just how big some of those big numbers get!
Without a doubt, one of the more common technology questions we get asked about surround those data storage metrics, like terabytes, gigabytes, petabytes, megabytes, etc.
You've probably heard most of the terms before, but do you know what they mean?
How many gigabytes are in a terabyte? What does one terabyte actually mean in the real world?
These are all things you need to know before you buy a hard drive or memory card, choose a tablet based on the memory it has, etc.
Our technology has progressed very far in the last decade or so, and with so much memory space available, it’s hard to really appreciate how much data capacity we have. Keep reading to find out just how big a gigabyte, a terabyte, and a petabyte are.
The Byte Table:
Here it all is together, which helps to illustrate just how big some of those big numbers get!
| Metric | Value | Bytes |
|---|---|---|
| Byte (B) | 1 | 1 |
| Kilobyte (KB) | 1,0241 | 1,024 |
| Megabyte (MB) | 1,0242 | 1,048,576 |
| Gigabyte (GB) | 1,0243 | 1,073,741,824 |
| Terabyte (TB) | 1,0244 | 1,099,511,627,776 |
| Petabyte (PB) | 1,0245 | 1,125,899,906,842,624 |
| Exabyte (EB) | 1,0246 | 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 |
| Zettabyte (ZB) | 1,0247 | 1,180,591,620,717,411,303,424 |
| Yottabyte (YB) | 1,0248 | 1,208,925,819,614,629,174,706,176 |
