BINARY

Decimal (Base 10)

Uses ten digits (0–9) where each position represents a power of 10.

Binary (Base 2)

Uses two digits (0 and 1) where each position represents a power of 2.

Bit

The smallest unit of information in computing that represents a state of 'on' or 'off'.

Byte

Consists of 8 bits and is the smallest addressable unit of computer storage.

Nibble (Nybble)

Half of a byte, consisting of 4 bits.

Word

A contiguous group of two or more adjacent bytes, representing the best size handled by a computer's architecture.

Kilo- (K)

Represents 10^3 (1 thousand) in the metric system.

Mega- (M)

Represents 10^6 (1 million) in the metric system.

Giga- (G)

Represents 10^9 (1 billion) in the metric system.

Tera- (T)

Represents 10^12 (1 trillion) in the metric system.

Peta- (P)

Represents 10^15 (1 quadrillion) in the metric system.

Kibibyte (KiB)

Represents exactly 1,024 bytes in binary measurement.

Mebibyte (MiB)

A binary unit of measurement equivalent to 1,024 Kibibytes.

Gibibyte (GiB)

A binary unit of measurement equivalent to 1,024 Mebibytes.

Tebibyte (TiB)

A binary unit of measurement equivalent to 1,024 Gibibytes.

Pebibyte (PiB)

A binary unit of measurement equivalent to 1,024 Tebibytes.

Exbibyte (EiB)

A binary unit of measurement equivalent to 1,024 Pebibytes.