TBLEN10006: Byte table, binary units, IT units.
Hier an overview of the units used in the IT
| Unit | Symbol | Base 2 (Binary) | Base 10 (Dezimal) |
| Byte | B (= 8 Bit) | 28 | 256 |
| Kilobyte | KB | 210 | 103 |
| Megabyte | MB | 220 | 106 |
| Gigabyte | GB | 230 | 109 |
| Terabyte | TB | 240 | 1012 |
| Petabyte | PB | 250 | 1015 |
| Exabyte | EB | 260 | 1018 |
| Zettabyte | ZB | 270 | 1021 |
| Yottabyte | YB | 280 | 1024 |
| Brontobyte | BB | 290 | 1027 |
Please note that the values of Base 2 and Base 10 are not exactly the same. There is a difference in value! e.g. Kilobyte is 1024 bytes. The differnce grows bigger the higher the values.
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Author: Wim Peeters - Keskon GmbH & Co. KG
Wim Peeters is electronics engineer with an additional master in IT and over 30 years of experience, including time spent in support, development, consulting, training and database administration. Wim has worked with SQL Server since version 6.5. He has developed in C/C++, Java and C# on Windows and Linux. He writes knowledge base articles to solve IT problems and publishes them on the Lubby Knowledge Platform.
Latest update: 06/05/2025 | Comment: