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Value |
| kilobit (kbit) | 103 | 210 | kibibit (Kibit) | 210 |
| megabit (Mbit) | 106 | 220 | mebibit (Mibit) | 220 |
| gigabit (Gbit) | 109 | 230 | gibibit (Gibit) | 230 |
| terabit (Tbit) | 1012 | 240 | tebibit (Tibit) | 240 |
| petabit (Pbit) | 1015 | 250 | pebibit (Pibit) | 250 |
| exabit (Ebit) | 1018 | 260 | exbibit (Eibit) | 260 |
| zettabit (Zbit) | 1021 | 270 | zebibit (Zibit) | 270 |
| yottabit (Ybit) | 1024 | 280 | yobibit (Yibit) | 280 |
A mebibit (a contraction of mega binary digit) is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated Mibit or sometimes Mib. A bit is a binary digit, taking a value of either 0 or 1 Binary digits are a basic unit of Information storage and communication An SI prefix (also known as a metric prefix) is a name or associated symbol that precedes a unit of measure (or its symbol to form a Decimal multiple or In computing binary prefixes are names or associated symbols that can precede a unit of measure (such as a Byte) to indicate multiplication by a power of two In computing binary prefixes are names or associated symbols that can precede a unit of measure (such as a Byte) to indicate multiplication by a power of two A kilobit is a unit of information abbreviated kbit (or kb) The standard definition is 1 kilobit = 103 bit = 1000 Bit. A kibibit (a contraction of ki lo bi nary digi' t') is a unit of Information or Computer storage, abbreviated Kibit, A megabit is a unit of Information or computer storage abbreviated Mbit (or Mb) A gigabit is a unit of information or computer storage abbreviated Gbit (or Gb) A gibibit (a contraction of gi ga bi nary digi' t') is a unit of Information or Computer storage, abbreviated as Gibit A terabit is a unit of Information or Computer storage, abbreviated Tbit (or Tb) A tebibit (a contraction of te ra bi nary digi' t') is a unit of Information or Computer storage, abbreviated Tibit or A petabit is a unit of Information or Computer storage, abbreviated Pbit (or Pb) A pebibit (a contraction of pe ta bi nary dig' it') is a unit of Information or Computer storage, abbreviated Pibit or An exabit is a unit of Information or Computer storage, abbreviated Ebit (or Eb) A exbibit (a contraction of ex a bi nary digi' t') is a unit of Information or Computer storage, abbreviated Eibit or A zettabit is a unit of Information or Computer storage, abbreviated Zbit (or Zb) In computing binary prefixes are names or associated symbols that can precede a unit of measure (such as a Byte) to indicate multiplication by a power of two A yottabit is a unit of Information or Computer storage, abbreviated Ybit (or Yb) In computing binary prefixes are names or associated symbols that can precede a unit of measure (such as a Byte) to indicate multiplication by a power of two Information as a concept has a diversity of meanings from everyday usage to technical settings Computer data storage, often called storage or memory, refers to Computer components devices and recording media that retain digital
This unit is most useful for measuring RAM and ROM chip capacity. A bit is a binary digit, taking a value of either 0 or 1 Binary digits are a basic unit of Information storage and communication A kibibit (a contraction of ki lo bi nary digi' t') is a unit of Information or Computer storage, abbreviated Kibit,
The mebibit is closely related to the megabit, which equals to 106 bits = 1,000,000 bits, but sometimes used to denote the mebibit value in computer technology slang. A megabit is a unit of Information or computer storage abbreviated Mbit (or Mb) Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, video game manufacturers would sometimes boast the amount of internal cartridge ROM (in “megabits”) on their packaging, as a selling point. One “megabit” would equate to 128 KiB; 8 “megabits” would equal one mebibyte of ROM containing game instructions and data. A kibibyte (a contraction of ki lo bi nary byte) is a unit of Information or Computer storage, established by the International A mebibyte (a contraction of me ga bi nary byte) is a unit of Information or Computer storage, abbreviated MiB.