Gigabyte (GB)
Gigabyte is also known as GB. Gigabyte is the unit of measurement greater than a Megabyte. A Gigabyte is equal to 1,024 Megabytes.
1000 MP3 audio files of a few minutes or images (10 million pixel each) from a digital camera would typically take up 1 Gigabyte.
Kilobyte (KB), Megabyte (MB), Gigabyte (GB) and Terabyte (TB)
A kilobyte (KB) is 1,024 bytes. A megabyte (MB) is 1,024 kilobytes. A gigabyte (GB) is 1,024 megabytes. A terabyte (TB) is 1,024 gigabytes.Don't get confused with kb - KB, Mb - MB, GB - Gb
KB and Kb, MB and Mb, or GB and Gb are not same. A kilobit (kb) is 1,024 bits. A megabit (Mb) is 1,024 kilobits. A gigabit (Gb) is 1,024 megabits. A terabit (Tb) is 1,024 gigabits.There are eight bits in a byte, so to translate from one to the other, you can multiply or divide by eight. For example, if you want to transfer 38MB across a 38 Mbps connection, it will take eight seconds.
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