What does GB mean
"GB" can have different meanings depending on the context. Here are some common ones:
Gigabyte (GB)
- Meaning: In computing, GB stands for "Gigabyte," a unit of digital storage.
- Details: 1 GB is equal to approximately 1 billion bytes (1,024 megabytes, or MB). It’s commonly used to measure data storage capacity for devices like smartphones, computers, and memory cards.
Great Britain (GB)
- Meaning: GB is an abbreviation for "Great Britain."
- Details: Great Britain typically refers to the island containing England, Scotland, and Wales. It’s also used as the international country code (e.g., on car registration plates) for the United Kingdom.
General Business (GB)
-Meaning: In business, GB can sometimes stand for "General Business."
- Details: This term can refer to non-specific business categories or broad, general business activities.
In most cases, "GB" commonly refers to Gigabytes in the context of technology and *Great Britain* in geographical or international contexts.
Secrets of computer
Understanding the file size
| File Name | Date | Type | File size |
|---|---|---|---|
| gwadur.txt | 6/8/2014 1:32 AM | Text Document | 259 KB |
| SEE.xlsx | 5/28/2014 9:32 PM | Microsoft Excel | 2,398 KB |
| My video.mpg | 6/8/2014 1:30 AM | Movie clip | 222,122 KB |
| My audi.mpg | 6/8/2014 1:30 AM | MP3 audio | 11,122 KB |
| chaghi.txt | 6/8/2014 1:27 AM | Text Document | 199 KB |
| ceremony.jpg | 6/10/2014 6:10 AM | JPG File | 15 KB |
| New111.txt | 6/22/2014 11:25 AM | Text Document | 482 KB |
| bemisNew.txt | 6/22/2014 10:55 AM | Text Document | 951 KB |
| Avast Old.htm | 6/8/2014 5:57 AM | Avast HTML Document | 5 KB |
| All files.htm | 6/8/2014 12:44 AM | Avast HTML Document | 12,086 KB |
When you open a folder then you see the file size in kilo bytes (KB) not (mega Bytes)MBs or (Giga Bytes) GBs, now we are going to understand this.
A bit is a Binary digiT, the smallest increment of data on a computer. A bit can hold only one of two values: 0 or 1, corresponding to the electrical signal values of 1 or 0 (ON or OFF) (TRUE or FALSE), respectively.
Desision cirsuits
A computer processor consists of several decision circuits, each of which can be turned OFF or ON.
These two states are represented from the memory point of view as 1 or 0 (ON or OFF) (True or False). In order to read more than 1, these bits are connected as series together.
What does byte mean
A group of eight bits is known as a byte.
1 byte can represent numbers from zero (00000000) to 255 (11111111) or 2 the power 8 is 28 = 256 different positions. Of course, these bytes can also be combined to represent large numbers.
In practice, memory is measured in kilobytes (KB) or megabytes (MB). A kilobyte is not one thousand bytes (1000) as might be expected. Most likely the correct amount is 2 the power of 10 (210), that is, 1024 bytes. Similarly, a megabyte is not 1000 the power of 2, (10002), that is, 1,000,000 bytes, but 1024 the power of 2 (10242), that is, 1,048,576 bytes
1 Bit is equal to 1 or O (ON or OFF)(True or False)
4 Bits is equal to Nibble (half word)
8 Bits is equal to 1 Byte (word)
1, 024 Bytes is equal to 1 KB (Kilobyte)
1, 024 Kilobytes KB) is equal to 1 MB (Megabyte)
1, 024 Megabytes(MB) is equal to 1 GB (Gigabyte)
1, 024 Gigabytes(GB) is equal to 1TB (Terabyte)
1, 024 Terabytes(TB) is equal to 1 PB (Petabyte)
1, 024 Petabytes(PB) is equal to 1 EB (Exabyte)
1, 024 Exabytes (EB) is equal to 1 ZB (Zettabyte)
1, 024 Zettabytes(ZB) is equal to 1 YB (Yottabyte)
We understand that GB stands for Giga Bytes. Gigabyte is a measurement of the amount of data storage for computers/PCs, tablets, smartphones, game consoles and other computing devices
1 GB is equal to 1024 MB
1 GB is equal to 1024 x 1024 KB
1 GB is equal to 1024 x 1024 x 1024 Bytes
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