Which of these units is the largest?
AnswerTerabyte
Kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte and terabyte each step up by a factor of about 1,000.
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The basics
What does "cloud storage" mean?
AnswerKeeping files on remote servers reached over the internet
Cloud storage keeps data in data centers so it can be reached from many devices.
Going deeper
How much data does a standard 3.5-inch high-density floppy disk hold?
Answer1.44 MB
The common 3.5-inch HD floppy disk stored 1.44 megabytes.
What is the capacity of a standard single-layer DVD?
Answer4.7 GB
A single-layer DVD holds 4.7 GB; a CD holds about 700 MB and a Blu-ray layer 25 GB.
How does a traditional hard disk drive store data?
AnswerMagnetically on spinning platters
A read/write head magnetizes tiny regions on disks spinning at high speed.
Expert level
How many bytes are in one kibibyte (KiB)?
Answer1,024
The binary prefix kibi means 2¹⁰, so 1 KiB is 1,024 bytes.
About how much data does a standard 80-minute CD-R hold?
Answer700 MB
An 80-minute CD-R holds about 700 megabytes of data.
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